Caladium, Alocasia and Gladiolas Help

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robslatt4567 Collierville, TN(Zone 7b) Mar 14, 2009

I'm new to caladiums, alocasia and Gladiolas and planted bulbs in late Feb here in zone 7b...Then it snowed and we had lows in the 30-35 range. I couldn't resist when I saw them at the garden center. I planted them like the directions said...Is there any hope or did I freeze them?

thanks,
rob s.
Collierville TN

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 14, 2009

If the caladiums haven't frozen or rotted, dig them up and put them back in storage like they were when you got them- dry and not touching, not below 50 degrees- and replant them sometime from mid-May until the end of June. They are likely ruined; if they are soft or smelly discard them. If they are firm and have no bad odor, it's worth trying to save them.

Someone else will help you with the other bulbs/corms/tubers.

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Winginit Frederick, MD Mar 14, 2009

Your Glads should be fine if you buried them deep enough (4-6 inches) and feed them in early April.. I planted mine two years ago; haven't dug them up yet (as many have suggested I do to save the bulbs for replanting in late Fall...?); the first year I had unbelievable growth and flowers that lasted all June and part of July, and this last Summer, they were even better! I'll need to thin them out this year to promote new growth and remove the surrounding offshoots (or whatever they are 'technically' called), but my Glads make me very Glad - and they are August's 'birth flower' - my birth month =) Good luck!

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duckmother North Little Rock, AR(Zone 7b) Mar 14, 2009

Do you have alocasia or colocasia? Most alocasias will not survive 7b winters...however, there are a few that will. Do you know the name(s) that you have?

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robslatt4567 Collierville, TN(Zone 7b) Mar 16, 2009

Thanks very-much for the advise...That's great news about the glads! The other 2 were cladium which I'm figuring is a gonner but I have more to try later. The other was colocasia but what's the difference between colocasia and alocasia??

I also planted minute-man hosta, astilbe and clematis. So far so good...I think!

I have Sarah Barnhardt peony germinating in container here in zone 7b...I will transplant to zone 6b later this week. I was worried about the cold for the peony in zone 6b in early march. The peony in zone 6b would have been ok i think as peonies are hardier. Yesterday was a great gardening day down here, even though it only got up to 52F and stayed cloudy.

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duckmother North Little Rock, AR(Zone 7b) Mar 16, 2009

If you left the caladiums in the ground, they are "goners." All of the other plants that you mentioned should be okay. There are differences between Alsocasia and Colocasia. Here is an article from Dave's Garden that may help http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1257/

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