Light
Full sun, ideally at least 6 hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Gladiolus
Gladiolus garden hybrids
Bulbs & tubers · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Gladiolus is a cormous perennial with cultivar-dependent hardiness with tall summer flower spikes rising from sword-shaped leaves.
Why you’ll love it
- Tall spikes introduce a vertical summer accent.
- Cut spikes suit larger arrangements.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor garden or drainage-hole container in the suitable season.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Water when the surface begins to dry; soak, then let excess drain.
Soil & drainage
Well-drained potting mix for containers; fertile, freely draining soil in garden beds.
Fertilizer
Use a balanced bulb fertilizer once as spring growth starts, at the label rate; do not feed a dormant bulb or corm.
Temperature
Best in mild to warm growing weather; tender new growth should be planted after frost risk passes.
Humidity
Outdoor humidity is suitable; allow airflow and avoid prolonged wet foliage.
Through the seasons
In Metro Vancouver, protect from frost and prolonged winter rain; seasonal display does not imply winter hardiness. Confirm cultivar hardiness before leaving outdoors. For dependable overwintering, lift and store dormant underground parts frost-free rather than relying on wet ground survival.
When your plant needs help
- Gladiolus thrips
- corm rot
Pets & little ones
Ingestion can harm people or pets; underground storage organs need particular care. Keep all plant parts away from pets and children.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.