When do gladioli bloom?

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• When do gladioli bloom?
• Flowering time depends on the species
• The flowering time can be extended
• Special onion blends will do the job for you
• Tips

Late blooming gladioli do not bloom until September

When do gladioli bloom?

Gladioli belong to the families of the iris family and count because of their colorful and impressive blooms the most popular vase flowers. With a height of up to 150 centimeters, the slender flower stems are extremely impressive and are an attractive addition to any perennial flowerbed.

Flowering time depends on the species

Not all gladioli bloom at the same time. As with many other plants, gladioli also have early, medium and late flowering species. Flowering begins with the early varieties in June, while the late bloomers open their flowers in September.

The flowering time can be extended

The flowering time of the individual shoots is unfortunately very short and takes only about two weeks depending on the weather conditions. If you want the gladiolas to bloom in their gardens for longer than in the neighboring gardens, you can extend the flowering season with a trick that is as simple as it is effective.

If you love a certain gladioli species, you can plant the bulbs at intervals of about one week from May to the end of June. As a result, the bulbous plants push time-delayed and gradually open the flowers.

Special onion blends will do the job for you

Alternatively, you can put early and late flowering gladioli. When the early flowering plants bloom, the next varieties already open their flower heads, followed by the late flowering species. As a result, there is no ugly gap in the flowerbed and you can enjoy the beauty of the gladioli throughout the summer.

Tips

Often gladioli do not open the uppermost buds, while the lower flowers already bloom. Here it helps to shoot everything that has withered, so that no seeds develop. The gladiolus then puts all its power into the remaining flowers and the upper buds open.