I have some gladioli bulbs which have not been potted (bought from shop) and wanted to take some to my mother in August when I go over there (different country). Would I be able to leave these bulbs unpotted and store them until August? If yes, how do I do this?
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Did you purchase them this spring? Also, check and ensure you are allowed to take them to whatever country your mother is currently in.
Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I would think maybe putting them in the bottom drawer of your fridge might be ideal? Keep them in newspaper or a paper bag so the air can move around them a bit.
Thank you Blue Onion. Yes, I just purchased them.
My parents live in Albania (above Greece) and I dont think there are any problems taking them there.
I'd post them, they stand more chance that way.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hah.. you're so clever Nutcutlet..
. That never even occurred to me. 
Words of wisdom.. so glad we have you on this forum!
In the sticks near Peterborough
Actually if you knew the Albanian postal service you would realise that they would definitely make it there.....but at the posties' garden rather than my parents'.
The only choice I have is to take them there by myself in August. Which I am assuming means that they can't be planted until next spring?
By which time they will have rotted ...
bulbs/corms need to be grown every year, as far as I'm aware they can't be stored past their growing season. 
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Post them with insurance. I used to send gifts to Hungary, and it was the recommended way to get things to the addressee. If the postal works see that it's tracked with insurance, then they are much less likely to mess with it.
Probably worth trying - but it doesn't always work to Russia or China - there's always some excuse - there's signed for parcels that have been signed for by non-existant neighbours, all sorts of scams. And friends spent some time in Albania a while back - things were very different there to places like Hungary where processes and procedures work in similar ways to the rest of the western world
But for the price of a packet of gladioli bulbs, I'd try the insured route
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