I wouldn't worry too much about using the word gladiola, Beth--at least as long as you're in this country! Check out the link! I also googled gladioli and more than half the links went to the UK--but over here on this side of the Big Pond I'm pretty sure everybody will know what you mean with gladiola! (Partway down the search page, even Merriam-Webster lists it as a word!) "American English" may not be quite as proper as "British English," but it generally works!

https://www.google.com/search?q=gladiola&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab

I definitely agree that you should plant them now, somewhere, somehow! By next spring they'll be desiccated and no good anymore. If you plant them now, even if they don't bloom, just let them grow until we're getting hard freezes and then either dig them and store the corms over winter, or, if you put them in a pot, stick it in the garage over winter and just let the soil dry out. Chances are that they'd have enough time yet this summer to build up enough "energy" to bloom for you next year.

Skybird

Thanks!!! At least I’m sticking to American English even if it’s only correct half the time I’ll do what you suggested and plant them all in one place. Great idea! Moving a big line of river rock, removing weed fabric etc just seems so daunting with a ton of other things I’ve put on my plate. The super late frost kind of killed my timing this year

While I have you Skybird, since you always give such great advice, do you know if any types of hydrangea will do well in full shade and if so, is there a fast growing one? Too much mixed info googling!!! I need to fill the big hole where my ridiculous tree used to be in front of my house. Path is set, island is set, sun corner In front of the fence part will be sunflowers but the middle is a big hole of nothingness I can’t seem to find any shade plants that’ll work... or many aesthetically pleasing shade plants anyway :/

Sorry, but it does make a difference. The word is niether "American" English nor British English. It is botanical Latin, comes from the word 'gladius', meaning sword (plural is gladii). Gladiolus is the diminiuitive of gladius and means little sword. And the plural is gladioli, NOT gladiola!!

Hey, Beth! Next time you have a question try posting just on RMG! At least we're all Friendly Folks around here!

Skybird

Edited to add: I just saw your hydrangea question, and I don't generally post on forums that are not RMG--for the reasons evident above!--so if you want help with that start a separate thread and post it just on The Friendliest Little Gardening Forum in the West!

Haha I’ll totally do that Skybird. Actually I’ll go on with the hydrangea question :) Thanks! GardenGal, thank you for the grammar correction. The point is grammar lessons are kind of irrelevant in regards to the question/topic especially since I can’t change it now anyway. But if it makes you feel better then please, correct away! :) Have a nice evening everyone!

What could be friendlier than sharing knowledge? Not just with you but all of the rest of us? Especially in a forum that exists for that purpose?

find a small area of just a few feet square.. and just jam them altogether ... shouldnt take much time to do that ..

as compared to artistically placing them all over the yard ...

even in the veg patch.. if you have one ...

i think of storing a potato until next spring... yeah.. you can probably do it ... but i wouldnt expect much come next spring ...

ken

"...grammar lessons are kind of irrelevant in regards to the question..."

But life's not all about you, Beth. That was for the edification of others who may read this as well. BTW, in regard to your quote above, you give regards to Broadway. Not meant to be unfriendly, just enlightening.

tj

Life isn’t all about me? That changes everything. I’ve been thinking all along the world revolves around me. Until now I was under the impression the earth revolving around the sun thing was a sham. Thanks for clarifying :) Have a nice day!