These garden showstoppers are easy to grow but require some special care. Gladiolus, also known as sword lily, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the iris family. The plant is recognized ...

T he colorful spikes of gladiolus are a garden classic, but you don't need a massive garden to grow these plants -- you can just as easily grow them in containers. In fact, even if you do have ...

The tall flower spikes of gladiolus add elegance to the flower garden and are simply superb as cut flowers. Derived from species native to the Mediterranean region and South Africa, the modern ...

Although there are a few hardy varieties, most Gladiolus come from warm areas of South Africa and are too tender to survive winter outside in the ground. When the foliage begins to turn yellow or ...

The garden gladiolus makes a dramatic addition to the dining table. Glads have a huge range of colors, some varieties are fragrant, and the bloom potential is season-long. The flowers' edibility ...

Do you know what may cause this? -- Tom Beckmann Answer: This is damage from a common insect pest of gladioli called gladiolus thrips. Thrips are one reason we plant gladiolus corms early ...

Gladiolus – This summertime bulb is a great cut flower. When I got this picture from a reader, I immediately thought a gladiolus, but I was somewhat surprised by the size of the individual ...

Q: For many years my gladiolus grew and bloomed well. I plant them in beds along with vegetables. The last few years the bulbs have grown very weak leaves and have pretty much not flowered. A few ...

This June, 51,000 gladiolus bulbs in every color of the rainbow will bloom at Mars Hill Farm, just 30 minutes outside of Dallas. The farm’s month-long gladiolus festival, GladFest, will welcome ...

Gulf Coast Farms along Matlacha Pass south of Pine Island Road once bloomed with the Easter colors of 18 million gladiolus bulbs planted annually ...