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No flowers on gladioli
Dame edna would be disappointed! I have grown gladioli successfully before, but this year all the corms i planted this spring have come up blind. I had read that they had a better chance of overwintering if they were planted deeply, so i put them about 20cm down. Could this be the reason? And if so, will they be any better next year, or should i dig them up and plant more shallowly?
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Also when is the best time to plant please?
Interesting, none of my glads flowerd this year either, and usually we have quite a good show. Nothing else really suffered, so I wonder what got the glads?
I plant them at four times their height. I've had a lovely display, only started a week or two ago though. Maybe yours still flower very soon?
I have the same problem! I planted mine originally in the garden but only one or two flowered, this year i planted them in a pot (when Monty did on GW) but no flowers at all! will wait and see but if no flowers appear i don't think i'll bother with them again, there's plenty of other plants to try
When did you plant them though?
Sorry, can't remember when i planted them and didn't put date on label! They have grown well to about 2 feet high but no sign of any flowers!
I've had same issue with acidantheras too ( sorry for poor spelling) another type of glad. Lots of leaf growth but no flowers - planted in pots towards end of March but they were very slow off the mark so maybe they may flower before winter sets in!
The only thing I remember about Gladioli, is that they are supposed to take approx 100 days from planting for them to flower
I wonder if the late cold spring has held them back? Like Jayne, I have loads of leaves but no sign of flowers