The colorful spikes of gladiolus are a garden classic, but you don't need a massive garden to grow these plants -- you can ...

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Select and plant gladiolus corms now through the end of ... but according to Scott Ogden in his excellent book "Garden Bulbs for the South," you can store some of the corms you purchase now ...

Gladiolus flowers are impossible not to spot in the ... You can leave the corms (a type of round-ish bulb-like structure) in the ground over the winter in USDA Hardiness zones 8 and warmer ...

Plant several gladiolus bulbs every 10 days or so to provide an extended period of bloom.

Gladiolus bulbs can be planted two weeks before your last expected frost. Plant your bulbs in well-draining soil and full sun. To extend the flowering season, plant more bulbs every two weeks.

While you may associate bulbs with flower beds, these plants do well in containers as well. Providing season-long color, texture, and height, flower bulbs planted in containers offer an easy way ...