Gladiolus Are Blooming!
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
May 15, 2020 8:26pm CST
I always forget to go look at the gladiolus because they are in the front of the house. Our driveway is in the back and we use our back door 99.9% of the time.
The other day I ventured around the house and discovered that two of the Glads were blooming and one had already bloomed out. Both of the ones blooming were orange and yellow like the one in the photo. I planted mixed colors so each one will be a surprise when it blooms.
I have also noticed that Gladiolus are popping up about 15 feet away from where these are planted which is a bit of a mystery since they reproduce via an underground bulb. They must produce a seed also. I'm not sure but that would explain why they are popping up so far away. I doubt that these new ones bloom this year but who knows?
What is your favorite color of Gladiolus blooms and do you have any?
© 2020 Karen Gros, All rights reserved.
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@wolfgirl569 (135690)
• Marion, Ohio
16 May 20
I like to mix them. I havent planted any yet this year. We get too cold to leave them out over the winter.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
17 May 20
@wolfgirl569 It will be a 50-50 on that, but okay, I have plenty sprouted up in the front.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 May 20
They are beautiful! =) I don't have any but my oldest daughter is growing sunflowers and they are doing well.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
20 May 20
@LovingMyBabies Message me your address and I'll be happy to send you some of the red and autumn mix colors!
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 20
@kareng Just yellow for now. =)
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
16 May 20
Those are very pretty. We don't have any.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
20 May 20
@LindaOHio Thank you! I'm really enjoying it all!
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
18 May 20
@kareng Good luck with your gardening.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
16 May 20
First year I haven't planted Glads in my apartment!! Trying new flowers!
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 May 20
Those are a beautiful color. You really should venture around to the front of your house more often, or you might miss the vibrant beauty of those flowers!
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 May 20
@kareng Keep taking pictures and posting them!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 May 20
They're pretty flowers. I planted them, and true to my black thumb, they didn't come up. That was many years ago. I also planted irises, and they didn't come up either. I'm doomed when it comes to outdoor plants. I do better with indoor ones. I like all colors of flowers.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 May 20
@kareng It has nothing to do with the climate. It's me. I have a black thumb. When I lived on Guam they had what they call lawn of the month. I had beautiful lawns all around me and they all won at least once, but my sad yard didn't win anything. I couldn't even get a coconut tree to grow. I planted all kinds of flowers. When that didn't work, I took seed pods off of other plants. Those didn't grow either.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 May 20
Some splashes of color for you.
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