To use gladiolus in flower arrangements, cut the stalk when just a few blooms are open. How to Propagate Gladiolus There are two ways to propagate gladiolus: from seeds or corms.

Gladiolus are lovers of the sun and need at least six to eight hours of direct light per day to thrive. Planting them in a shady corner of your garden can lead to weak, spindly stalks and few flowers.

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If you’re looking for a versatile cut flower that can be easily grown at home, gladiolus is just the ticket. Gladiolus gets its name from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword. Indeed, “glads,” as ...

Gladiolus are one of the most popular flowers in the world. Typically, glads are used to fill floral arrangements, providing lots of color, and their upright spikes add a vertical element.

I think gladiolus look best when they are planted in clumps, groups or drifts of five, 10 or more among other flowers or shrubs. With their strongly vertical growth habit, ...

When the tops of the plants decline, gladiolus bulbs can be left in the ground to eventually regrow or dug and stored until the next planting time Q. My gardenia blooms are opening, but I find ...

Gladiolus need some TLC but are well worth it; also, rules about pets in the garden By Margaret Lauterbach Special to the Idaho Statesman. Updated October 18, 2019 5:38 PM. Do you grow ...

Lakeside, also known as the Chautauqua on Lake Erie, a family-friendly spot about midway between Cleveland and Toledo, is co-hosting the annual Gladiolus Exhibition and Competition this weekend.

Although there are a few hardy varieties, most Gladiolus come from warm areas of South Africa and are too tender to survive winter outside in the ground. When the foliage begins to turn yellow or ...

Gladiolus is a full-on flower. It makes a huge spike of flowers from a relatively small corm in a matter of months from planting in April. And this is not a once-off flowering, as it can flower in ...