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Set the corm in the hole about 4 inches deep with the pointed end facing up.

To ensure large-sized blooms, plant corms that are 1¼ inch or larger in diameter.

After loosening the soil, mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost or aged manure.

Ready your garden by using a garden fork or tiller to loosen the soil to about 12 to 15 inches deep.

Depending on the variety, it takes between 60 and 90 days from the time glads are planted for the corms to root, grow, and bloom.

This will result in continuous blooms through early fall!

From your last frost date to early summer, plant another round of corms every 10 days or so.

Start planting gladiolus corms in the spring once the danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to at least 55☏ (13☌).

Mix compost (humus) into your soil to improve consistency and fertility.

They will not do well in heavy, soggy soil.

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Still, it’s well known that by covering the corms with a good mulch, you can keep them alive in zones 6 and 7 and sometimes even zones 5 for certain varieties such as “Nanus Hybrids.” In colder zones, most gladioli corms should be dug up in the fall, stored, and replanted the following springįor the best blooms, plant glads in full sun (6 to 8 hours of sunlight per day) in well-drained soil that’s moderately fertile. The accepted hardiness zone for the classic Grandiflora gladioli (your typical garden glad) is zone 8. The most common gladioli typically reach between 2 and 5 feet in height, sporting flowers ranging in size-from “miniature” blooms less than 3 inches in diameter to “giant” flowers greater than 5 inches across! The taller varieties, which need to be staked, are often placed in the back of a garden to complement shorter plants nicely. Part of the iris family (Iridaceae) and commonly known as “glads,” these lovely flowering plants are available in a multitude of colors and sizes-from the smaller hybrids that fit perfectly in containers to the large-flowered Grandiflora hybrids, which send out huge spikes of blooms in a range of colors.

BUTTERCUP FLOWER BULBS HOW TO

Here’s how to grow gladioli in your garden. The gladiolus is a classic perennial known for its tall flower spikes and large, colorful blooms! A great cutting flower, the gladiolus looks spectacular in summer bouquets.