Gladiolus flowers are impossible not to spot in the garden. With their majestic spikes of eye-catching flowers, they’re a striking accent plant. They have a clumping form, with long, dramatic ...

Gladiolus Flowers Are Gorgeous—But Their Meaning Might Surprise You originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden. The trumpet-shaped gladiolus is a tall, strong bloom, with the potential to grow up to ...

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 ...

The tall flower spikes of gladiolus add elegance to the flower garden and are simply superb as cut flowers. Derived from species native to the Mediterranean region and South Africa, the modern hybrid ...

Gladiolus are gorgeous, impressive, summer-blooming flowers that grow from corms. Some hardy varieties are available that survive winter weather in many USDA growing zones but others are hardy only in ...

One of my favorite flowers to cut and bring in the house in the summer are gladiolus. A question often raised is “how do you prevent thrips in gladiolus?” Thrips seem to be the biggest pest for this ...

The garden gladiolus makes a dramatic addition to the dining table. Glads have a huge range of colors, some varieties are fragrant, and the bloom potential is season-long. The flowers' edibility is a ...

Glads grow and bloom best at moderate temperatures, and those planted during this period will bloom in April and May before it gets so hot. I have found that planting corms after March often leads to ...