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Source of Winter-hardy glads (no lifting)?

18 years ago

I am in zone 5a. I know there are some kind of glads (gladiolus nana, others?) that supposedly you don't have to lift in the fall. However, I don't know where to look for just maybe 25-50 or so....planted some "winter hardy" glads from Jackson and Perkins once, only one bloomed and it fell over! Suggestions of where to find?

And, if there are any INCREDIBLE glads for cutting that AREN'T winter-hardy but are worth getting just to sell, I guess I'd be interested (and recommended source).

P.S. Being new to glads, do you get just one stalk per bulb/corm? Thanks. Phyl

Comments (2)

Jeanne_in_Idaho
18 years ago
I've seen gladiolus nanus in the Dutch Gardens catalog. They are nowhere near as big or showy as the regular glads we're all used to, and usually have only 1-3 florets on a stem open, so you can't really use them in bouquets the way you can regular glads, but they are a nice flower in their own right. I never really found out if they are hardy here; the gophers got them over the winter. I'm trying them again in a new, gopherless area.

Jeanne
phylrae
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks Jeanne for your info. Sorry I didn't respond more quickly. Will probably try some other kinds. :0) Phyl
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