A mercurial mix of colors, stripes, stipples, bicolors, tricolors, and everything else under the sun—what fun!
Showy summer bloomer excels as a cutflower. Each stalk is covered with 10 or more open funnel-shaped flowers that bloom from bottom to top.
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on or before March 7 will ship around March 31
through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in
colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will
ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in
which they were received.
ships in spring
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Large-Flowering Glad Mix
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Gladiolus
Showy summer bloomer excels as a cutflower. Each stalk is covered with 10 or more open funnel-shaped flowers that bloom from bottom to top. Named for their sword-like leaves; a gladiolus is a small Roman sword. Each stalk blooms for about a week, roughly 8 weeks after planting.
Growing Gladiolus
After the last spring frost, plant corms in full sun 5" deep and 8" apart. Stagger plantings for a long season of blooms: First planting in early to mid-May, then again every two weeks through mid June. This schedule will keep the flowers coming July through August.
Hill or stake the corms at planting time to keep the plants from keeling over when the foliage and flower spikes get top heavy.
Mulch with straw to retain even moisture and prevent weeds.
Cut the stalks when 2–3 blossoms have opened, taking care to spare the leaves, which feed the developing corm.
To overwinter, dig corms after the tops have died, discard the old one, clean the new one, allow it to dry off, and store them in paper bags in a well-ventilated cool (35–45°) dark dry place.
Tender Summer Bulbs
Spring-planted bulbs offer wonderful variety to the cutflower market and are a staple in old-fashioned gardens. The bulbs we offer here are (mostly) not hardy to northern winters. Smart and thrifty people lift and store them over the winter; the rest of us treat them as annuals.
