Guide To Planting Gladiolas
Planting Gladiolas can be a fun gardening task that will yield
beautiful flowers for your garden. Gladiolas (or Gladiolus) bloom in
the summer and can be very colorful addition to your garden as well as
make flower bouquets.
Gladiolas thrive in the humid and warmer regions but they can also grow
in the northern areas to some degree. They do best with consistent
watering and a rich and well told soil. Typically, Gladiolas are
planted during the spring after any threat of frost has passed but,
depending on where you live the instructions may be different so
you’ll need to check the package that your bulbs came in for
specifics.
The Gladiolas is very sensitive to frost so you must be sure that there
will be no frost after you plan otherwise your ball to be ruined. If
you live in the northern areas where frost happens during the winter
months you should dig up the bulbs in the fall - before the first frost
- and overwinter them in your home then replant them again in spring.
In the warmer areas you can leave them in the ground all year long.
When planting Gladiolas, you want to choose a spot that receives full
sun. The more sun the better, but if you only have areas that have
partial shade you can still make an attempt to grow them. Make sure you
use moist soil that has good drainage.
Usually bulbs like Gladiolas look best when planted in groups. Be sure
to leave 4” to 6” of space between each bulb. The
more
space you leave, the bigger your Gladiolas have a chance to grow.
After you plant the bulbs, you will probably see blooms in about three
months. While the Gladiolus is growing you might need to support the
stems with stakes.
For planting, Gladiolas come in a large variety of colors and usually
bloom between July and September. These are perennials, so they will
bloom each year without having to be replanted. They typically grow to
about 40 or 60 inches in height and make fabulous cut flowers as well
as looking great in borders around your landscape.
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