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- The best planting time for gladioli
- Autumn or spring, when to plant?
- Extend flowering period
- Wild forms of the gladiolus
- Tips
Gladioli are only planted when no frost is expected
The best planting time for gladioli
The attractive flowers of the gladiolus set colorful accents in the garden and are also popular cut flowers for the vase. Since the attractive flowering plants are quite sensitive to frost, it is important to bring the onions into the soil at the right time.
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Gladioli are sun worshipers and like it very warm. They are therefore usually planted in the spring, when no more ground frost threaten. In regions where cold weather is still threatening in April and May, you should not use onions until June.
Extend flowering period
Unfortunately, it is over with the blooms of gladioli after about two weeks. With a simple trick, however, the flowering time can be significantly extended so that you can enjoy the beauty of the gladiolus blossoms for many weeks.
First, there are different types of gladioli, which also bloom at different times. Choose early, middle and late flowering species that will then successively open the buds.
Add a few gladiolus bulbs every week from spring to June. Depending on when it was planted, the flowers develop and you can count on many new shoots for many weeks.
Wild forms of the gladiolus
Among the wild forms of the gladiolus include, for example, the Siegwurz varieties. These are much more robust than breeding gladioli. The onions of these somewhat tender and small wild wild gladioli can therefore be safely planted in autumn.
Tips
In harsh areas, you can also prefer the onions in the house so that the gladioli bloom at the desired time. Lay the bulbs thicker on potting soil and pour regularly. Soon the gladioli are going out.