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baby glads question

18 years ago

I've never had this happen before. In the spot where my glads grew last year there are itty bitty baby glads coming up. I pulled one up and there was a tiny little bulb a little bigger than a pea on the end. Must be left behind from when I dug the bulbs last fall? Will these turn in to anything or should I just pull them all up?

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Poochella
18 years ago
I think those are bulbils: baby bulbs off the mother bulb.
They will grow each year, but it might take a few years to be of flower-producing age. I don't think they hurt anything except to get in your way.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bulbil post
flowerfarmer
18 years ago
Because the corms produce cormlets in gread abundance, once the crop is dug there will still be litle plants coming up in the bed for several years. If you follow glads with a summer cover crop, you can get these under control.
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