Are gladiolas available year round?

Question

Are gladiolas available year round?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Normally no.  But this is the time of the year to start looking for them.  Up until early spring If you find them in the mid summer time sometimes they are dried out and have not been properly stored.  To store them properly, use the refrigerator for storage.  The better garden stores store them in dry grass and other type of natural bedding to prevent them from completely losing their moisture.

Answer 3

Gladioli corms are usually sold in spring,to plant March/April according to the district.Early flowers can be obtained by starting the corms into growth in a heated greenhouse in Jan/Feb;but this is expensive.

In the UK,July/Sept.is the main flowering season in the average garden.

Answer 4

As has already been stated, glad "bulbs" (corms) are usually sold in stores and garden centers in early spring. They should be planted in spring when the ground thaws (in northern regions). Don't ignore those bulbs still sitting on store shelves in late spring or summer. They are quite often on sale, and will do just as well. Just make sure the corms are nice and hard, and not soft and mushy or black. There are some mail order companies that sell plants and bulbs year round. I personally have had excellent luck with Michigan Bulb Co. I've purchased many types of bulbs from them before.

http://michiganbulb.com/

Once you plant your glads in spring, you should start seeing greenery in a few weeks, and bloom stalks in a few more weeks. In late summer or early fall, after blooming, and when the greenery has turned brown, take a large spade and carefully dig up the glad corm. You will find that the corm has divided, and you now have 2 glad bulbs. You'll also probablay see numerous "baby" corms hanging off the main corms. Gently separate them, place them in a bag in a cool dark place for replanting next spring. This way you'll have a never-ending supply of glads.

If you live in a temperate climate you don't even have to dig them up unless you want to divide them. I live in the deep south, and I only dig my glads up about every 3 years to divide them. Since the ground here does not freeze in winter, the glads simply go dormant and sprout again in the spring....very low maintenance.