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Nanus Glad Mix Gladiolus

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$10.25
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Item: 7785-A
$17.00
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Item: 7785-B
Gladiolus

22-26" tall.

Marvelous miniature glads in mixed colors, bicolors and butterfly types. Very satisfying clumped in a bed or as cuts. They’re just darling!

Some suppliers offer these as Hardy Glads, supposedly hardy in Zone 5. This is optimistic unless you have very good snow cover or winter mulch. Even with mulch, we’d say Z6.

ships in spring
Quick Details
Bloom Color
multi-colored
Lifecycle
perennial to Zone 6, grown as an annual
Hardy to Zone
6
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Compare with other Gladiolus
Variety Product Type Bloom Color Lifecycle Hardy to Zone
Large-Flowering Glad Mix bulbs multi-colored perennial grown as an annual
Nanus Glad Mix bulbs multi-colored perennial grown as an annual 6
Fragrant Gladiolus bulbs white perennial grown as an annual 7
Additional Information

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.

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before February 20 will ship from March through early May, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas.

Orders placed after February 20 will ship from April to May.