Wow, those glads are so pretty and the entire planting is gorgeous! I love, love, LOVE it! I planted some in 2012 and had mediocre success. The following year, even fewer came back. I posted a question about them and learned from Sun_worshiper that hybrids are prone to rot, but peacock glads and gladiolus dalenii are reliably perennial. Do you know what kind you have?

I have not had the opportunity to try glads again but would like to, after seeing yours! Here is a link to that old post:

Do you grow Gladiolus ('Glads')?

Carol in Jacksonville

That is a beautiful display! Makes a nice contrast with the light walls. About the gladiolus, I got some cheap ones from Walmart last year and some came up and others did not and this season I only seen one that came back. I don't think that I will try them again, they were not easy for sure I had to stake them, I did like the looks and the colors.

Silvia

Thanks for the info! I'm not sure which kind I have but the pic on the mixed bag looked exactly like this pic in the link. Perhaps the red glads are the only ones in the mix that aren't hybrid? I'll stick to the 2 you mentioned. I really want glads in the garden.

http://www.americanmeadows.com/flower-bulbs/gladiolus-flower-bulbs/gladiolus-bulbs-tequila-sunrise-mixture

Hi

in that situation you could grow Florist glads almost year around by staggering the planting at 2 week intervals .Most will not return but flowers are 3 times bigger and they have more flowers open at once and an endless assortment of colors and forms. You can often get the corms for around 10 cents each if you buy a bag. In that situation they would probably not need staking or would be very easy to do. Certainly NOT plants for windy areas gary