Gladiolus Flowers Are Gorgeous—But Their Meaning Might Surprise You originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden.

Each gladiolus corm produces one large flower spike that blooms for about a week. To extend the flowering period, plant a batch of corms every two weeks from now until mid-March.

If you’re looking for a versatile cut flower that can be easily grown at home, gladiolus is just the ticket. Gladiolus gets its name from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword. Indeed, “glads,” as ...

Gary Adams began growing and showing gladiolus in competitions when he was very young, even winning the grand championship at the New England Gladiolus Society show in Upton, at age 5.

Gladiolus flower blooms are a favorite for cut flowers, but the plants are susceptible to thrips. They can be sprayed, but the best control measures are applied when storing the corms over winter.

However, Jonathan Herb at Mars Hill Farm clarifies that GladFest is a one-of-a-kind occurrence. Gladiolus bulbs only bloom once a year, and the farm planted all 51,000 bulbs at the same time by hand.

John and Barb Meyer in their 2-acre gladiolus patch in Potsdam, Minnesota, near the border of Olmsted and Wabasha counties in 2023. The Meyers' way of life blooms with kindness as they give away ...

As for how deep to replant them, a good rule of thumb is to plant gladiolus corms four times deeper than they are tall. So, a corm that is about 1 inch high should be planted 4 inches deep.

Heard of the new gladiolus rust disease? Neither had we until a recent e-mail from an East Bay gardener who'd just had an unexpected encounter with U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel. They ...