Re: tought & easy Gladiolus? (was Freesia laxa, etc.)




> 
> I've seen some gladioli in our area (California, SF Bay Area) that seem to 
> make very good garden subjects.  I always see them in great quantity, and 
> often in poor sites (parking strips, poor exposed soils) but thriving 
> none-the-less.  This form is peachy-apricot colored and medium to short in 
> stature (and therefore holding itself up easily).  I've left a note at at 
> 
> Regards,
> Sean O.
> 
Hi,

I've been wondering this myself.  The only glads that do well for me are
the ones leftover from the previous gardener.  They only receive winter
rain and a monthly summer watering when we water nearby plants.  One
set is growing
in partial shade and the other plants are growing next to our pile of
concrete rubble.  Meanwhile, the glads that I have actually planted,
watered and fertilized are
totally wimpy looking and not very floriferous.  Ingrates.  I will
probably dig those ones up and dump them next to the concrete pile to see
if they grow any better.

angela
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