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care for Gladiolus

tinkerbella342tinkerbella342 Posts: 14
in Plants
Hi.
I wonder if someone could advice me please?

how do you deadhead Gladiolus?

many thanks


 



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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Cut the flowering stalk down to the ground. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • tinkerbella342tinkerbella342 Posts: 14
    dose that include the leaves that are surrounding that stalk too?
  • Jason-3Jason-3 Posts: 391
    Remove each flower as soon as it fades. Although I just leave mine to run its course ...then cut right back early spring
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I dont  cut the leaves, just the flower stalk, good to take the seed pods off then the bulb can build for next year.  I treat them as any other bulb, daffs or tulips. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 577
    edited July 2018
    I have found that many glads do not naturalise well as they are not very hardy. There is a purple variety Gladioli Byzantinus that does. You may wish to lift your bulbs for the winter. 
  • tinkerbella342tinkerbella342 Posts: 14
    Huge big thanks to you all x
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    ZeroZero1
    I'll second that ; sorting out a garden the other day and G.byzantinus had become a weed ; forcing its way between slabs and other shrubs .


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  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I love gladioli...........never lift them, or any other bulbs, most survive.  It must be quite sheltered here.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I lift gladioli much too wet here but leave daffs.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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