Gladiolus

[rockhound]

I am not a big flower gardener but I like a few perrennials that I don't have to fool with much. Moving a couple clumps of daylillies yesterday and I cut into the corms (?) of a few glads so I thought I'd replace them. I got a bag a little bigger than I planned, it has 70 in it. So my question is, how closely should I plant them or CAN I plant them. The thicker the better as far as I'm concerned, bloom-wise. I think they will not be thinned for a couple years at least. 4 inch centers...6 inch? How close can I go?

 

[RonsGarden]

Spacing them 6"s is good, but 8"s or more would be better!
If you plant them 8"s deep then you wont need to divide them as often!

 

[Kya D]

Glads are an annual here in zone 5.... they have to be dug and stored over the winter.

 

[rockhound]

I WAS in zone 6b til yesterday, found I'm in 7a on the new USDA map, so they do come back here. I had a few, all one color, kind pink-orange. Not a bad color just all one color. The new ones are supposed to be mixed so we'll see.

 

[Mainegal]

Wish I could leave mine in the ground all winter but they are annuals in Maine too, it's a pain digging them up and the dahlias and cannas too but love them so I do it every yr

 

[rockhound]

Cleaning out my large pots for flowers yesterday, I pulled up one Dahlia with several fat tubers and a green sprout on it. I planted it back. Hope it's not too damaged. I was surprised but should have thought it might be possible, such a mild winter we've had. I put it the middle of a 8-gallon galvanized tub, probably put a ring of new plants around the edge.

 

[styxjustrocks]

I have some glads, but I leave in ground.

 

[rockhound]

I planted 40+ of the 70 in the bag, using a 6 inch spacing. Looking forward to the multiple colors. I gave the others away thinking they would be planted but now I think they will be neglected and wasted. Never a good deed goes unpunished, lol.