I've never staked glads, but then they kinda flop in all directions. Just so you know.

It is likely that the roses would hold some of them up. Once the lowest bloom opens, Glad blooms go off like fireworks and finish very quickly. For this reason. I cut any stem that is leaning by the time the blooms start to open. They're so great in a vase, and just 1 makes a striking display. You don't have do the same thing for all of them. A lot of the leaning depends on weather. If you don't have any high winds, you might not get as much leaning. If you do some clumps, a tomato cage can help. Keep an eye on them to guide them inside the rings as they get tall.

leaning can also be a function of not quite full sun surrounding the whole plant .. ergo the plant reaching toward the sun in said direction ....

you might also try a few in pots .. to avoid the soil issue ... you surely seem to have enough to try some experiments ....

ken

Not related, but Ken so happy to see your comments again. Hopefully it means you are doing well! 🤩🥳👍🏽👍🏽

I have a couple of gladioluses/gladioli? Am I correct in saying that glads have (lots?) shorter bloom duration than many other perennials? It seems that when I notice them in the garden, so soon after the flowers are gone.

It looks like you're only about $20 into this so just give it a try. Like Tiffany said you might get lucky, and if you don't you'll have plenty of beautiful cut flowers for inside.

Also don't hesitate to rip them out and toss them once they've bloomed since they're done for the year then and might look a little messy between your roses. Personally I could never do that and try and save just about everything, but you might want a neater look lol

Thanks for all the input so far!

Yes i figured this was low risk since they were pretty inexpensive and easy to plant.

i also have quite a few of those green stakes with a circular hook at the top i could use.

Id like to say ill give them the attention they require but past history indicates otherwise

I'm in zone 7A and more often than not my glads give me at least one return season so I don't rip them out at seasons end. OK in the spirit of transparency, I just never get around to ripping them out. But leaving them in place works for me😎

These are the ones i planted 3 weeks ago, right?

They are beautiful!! I also planted my first gladiolus this year, they’re now all popping out of the soil!

I love glads. I just started growing them a couple years ago. So cheap and very reliable. Awesome cut flower. Lasts forever in the vase

Keep the pics coming

They don't last very long for me as a cut flower, maybe a week tops, but the fleeting nature of the blooms is part of what makes them so special. Reliably perennial here.

(Gardenia to the right)

Forgot to say, I don't mind if they flop over, just cut & put in water. If they stay upright, I leave them, but the floppers get cut. They stay upright until a storm, then those stems are bent for the rest of the season.