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June 14, 2009:
Gladiolus is sold by SpringHillNursery.com as a perennial,
but
other web sites advise:
Gladiola bulbs will come back year after year in regions where the
ground does not freeze, but they are not winter-hardy in northern
climates, so if you want to keep them going, dig them up after frost has
blackened their leaves and store them in a frost-free place.
However, most experts advise buying new ones each year, as gladiola
corms can be prone to damage from insects and fungal diseases.
If you decide to overwinter them, be sure to remove any remaining
stem after it has dried up, and treat corms with a combination fungicide
and insecticide dust.
Well, all we can do now is wait and see what happens. I don't buy
perennials because I want to spend a lot of time digging them up,
babying them, and replanting them; I buy them because they are
supposedly LESS work than annuals.
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