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Sugar Plum Gladiolus
My hubby got me 6 gladiolus bulbs, I have never grown them before so any hints or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Beautiful! You'll love them when they bloom.
Since they are in a pot you can just move the pot inside and keep it in a cool dark area over the winter, then take it back out in the spring. Once the stems die (usually after being frosted) cut them back and move the pot inside. They won't need to be watered while they are dormant. The old corm will die and a new large one will form, and usually they make a lot of baby corms too. Those babies are hard to care for so leaving it all in a pot will give the baby corms a chance to grow and get larger next year.
Since they are in a pot you can just move the pot inside and keep it in a cool dark area over the winter, then take it back out in the spring. Once the stems die (usually after being frosted) cut them back and move the pot inside. They won't need to be watered while they are dormant. The old corm will die and a new large one will form, and usually they make a lot of baby corms too. Those babies are hard to care for so leaving it all in a pot will give the baby corms a chance to grow and get larger next year.
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