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Gladiolus

How long do Gladiolus bulbs thrive in the ground? I ask because this peachy colour one has not been flowering for some years!



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They never last long in my garden Shirley, sometimes just one year, but the seeds spread around and com e up in places where I don't want them.
That one's a pretty colour.

1 Sep, 2020

 

Hywel, that' just what seems to be happening with mine! What I should really do is put all the Gladiolii together when they have finished flowering. Will I remember to do that ... doubt it!

1 Sep, 2020

 

HA ! You're as bad as me Shirley :D but there's so much to do and that's what the problem is.

1 Sep, 2020

 

We can only do so much gardening in a day!

1 Sep, 2020

 

And the older we get the less we can do ... well that's true for me anyway :D

1 Sep, 2020

 

Same here ...

1 Sep, 2020

 

But we still try to do that bit extra ! I've never grown Gladiolii,that is a pretty one,Shirley .You will have to put a reminder on your Calendar :o) x

4 Sep, 2020

 

Sandra, I am beginning to think these Gladdies were part of a GW mag. Summer bulbs offer about ten years ago! Maybe it would be best to dig them up soon, that way I can put them together before the foliage dies down ...

4 Sep, 2020

 

I bought a load of gladioli bulbs online during lockdown but I understand I shouldn't plant them until early spring. Trouble is despite keeping them cool and dry (as much as possible ) I noticed they have begun sprouting.
This one of yours Shirley is a beautiful colour. I hope it continues to bloom for you.

7 Sep, 2020

 

Lovely colour in that Gladiolus! I have a few on the balcony that come up every year & when I shared an allotment with Gerry he had 100s which he grew for cut flowers! They came back every year the 4 years I was helping him! I'm sure he planted them some years earlier, before I started to help him.

Yet in the spring I bought a box of 20 & not a single one has flowered! :(

7 Sep, 2020

 

Thanks Waddy, I'm not sure how to deal with bulbs that are already sprouting! Plant them in pots and keep them in a cool, dark place perhaps?

David, I seem to remember photos of the Gladdies on the allotment ... :o)

11 Sep, 2020

 

I've got them in a net under the bench in the garage Shirley, so cool and dark. I just hope they don't sprout too much!

12 Sep, 2020

 

:o))

13 Sep, 2020

 

Lovely colour......

21 Sep, 2020

 

Yes, it was, but has finished flowering now. That's the trouble, they flower for such a short time ...

21 Sep, 2020

 

I agree...but still worth it....

22 Sep, 2020



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