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Gladioli transfer

katrinkempkatrinkemp Posts: 81
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I had very nice Gladioli in a pot this year - normally i treat them as annuals. But as I liked them so much, can i transfer them into my flower bed and they will come back next year?
Do i need to wait until all leaves are yellow before i transfer them?
thanks 
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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Why do you treat them as annuals? Ideally you would wait till the folliage
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Sorry,finger slip! Ideally when leaves have browned depending where you live,a lot of people have to take them up,dry off and overwinter like dahlias. I am in a mild area,and leave them in. I do have some in a half barrel,with other bulbs. They are so expensive,do you throw them away?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Some are pretty much annual - like the Acidantheras. They're not great for overwintering here, even under cover. The other types generally need protection too, but you can lift and store them when they've died back, and plant out next year when temps and ground conditions are suitable. 
    Do you know which types you have @katrinkemp? There's a few which are perennial as well.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    edited September 2021
    My acidantheras have been in pots in my front garden for about 6 years. Fairy I was assuming the whoppers that I grow. Perhaps we could have a picture,to be sure
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yeh - they just don't survive here @Nanny Beach ;)

    The big ones would struggle too- conditions just don't suit. I'm thinking of getting some of the early ones which are perennial. G. byzantinus. There's a garden quite near me which has some. Good strong colour which would suit a bed I have.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Yes, I know Fairy,that's why I thought I had better point out,I'm in the mildest part of the UK and you may have to use winter protection. I put some new ones in this year cheap from Wilko, white and almost black, bought as a set. They absolutely shot up. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Sorry @Nanny Beach - your 2nd post wasn't there when I posted - typing at the same time!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    edited September 2021
    Not to worry Fairy,we seem to be on the same page (on most things,) haha!! Were we split at birth. Am sure Dove is my sister,,?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm not even remotely like my sister in personality @Nanny Beach   ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • katrinkempkatrinkemp Posts: 81
    @Nanny Beach I am in Kent, but didn’t overwinter well last year - we had snow a few times. I just wanted to use the pot for something else and have space in the back of my flower bed. So in general they transfer easily? Just wait for leaves to get yellow?
    thanks
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