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gladiola ? do they have seeds?
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Posted by malamute5 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 8, 08 at 21:34
| Just doing my annual wondering about gladiolas. Was cutting plants back today so that reminded me to ask. 1st, do they have seeds? Pods where each blossom has been seems to have seeds. If so, can they be propagated from them?
This isn't earth shatteringly important -- just a nice distraction from the economy and the elections. THanks for any info. |
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RE: gladiola ? do they have seeds?
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| Yes,yes & yes... Soak seed in water for 8 hours then lightly cover , soil temp 64-77F & takes 21-042 days to germinate. will flower after 2-5 years. |
RE: gladiola ? do they have seeds?
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| also if you pick those glads up, those bulbs have tiny bulbs attached to the original bulb that you planted, i have found that guess what? you can replant them and they grow. its weird, they have seeds up top and below!! amazingly awesome!! this is the only plant i know of that does that, well my tulips did that with the corms down below but nothing above. ~Medo |
RE: gladiola ? do they have seeds?
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| lilies also have babes beneaTH THE SOIL AND PRODUCE SEEDS. tHE BABY BULBS ARE CLONES BUT THE SEEDS MAY BE ANYTHING IF POLLINATED WITH OTHER VARIETIES. My Glads never seem to set viable seed but I replant all the cormlets to add to the inventory. I only lift the Glads every other year or so. |
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