[Fwd: gladiolus in pots?]
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
- Subject: [Fwd: gladiolus in pots?]
- From: W* B*
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:31:28 -0800
Julie-- I planted Acidantheras in a large deep pot and they do wonderfully every
year. I also planted some in the ground and they have never amounted to
anything; a few sword leaves and no bloom. So my vote is for the pot. Wendy
Julie wrote:
> Have any of you had success with Gladiolus callianthemus (old Acidanthera)
> in pots? My reference books are of mixed opinion or silent on the subject
> and I have not seen them grown in containers. I would like to try it unless
> there's some reason it's a dumb idea.
> **************************
> Julie Kierstead Nelson
> Redding, far northern inland California, USA
> USDA zone 9, Sunset zones 7/9 margin
> ****HOT summers****