Perennials: Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus shooting., 0 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
If these strong winds don't blow everything away, I may get fuchsias with the glads! Most of them are showing fresh new growth, tiny flower buds on Sealand Prince (tall one at the left) and I can see some forming on Madame Cornelissen at the right, with the red buds. That one didn't flower until late when it was cooler.

The glads grow quite tall, and so did the fuchsias last year with all the warmth, some are more dwarf but if they keep their foliage and stems they will grow even taller this year.

Look at Sealand Prince, the ones made may not make good flowers but it has more small buds.

This is a good conbination for anyone wanting to grow glads where they will be dormant in summer while something else takes over and keeps them dry, that is the usual plan anyway!