If you’re looking for a versatile cut flower that can be easily grown at home, gladiolus is just the ticket. Gladiolus gets its name from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword. Indeed, “glads,” as ...

All gladioli are easy to grow. As soon as the soil has warmed up in March or April, plant the corms 20cm (8in) deep; this is deeper than most books will tell you.

A new gladiolus plant can be grown from each cormel, but it takes patience. The larger the cormel, the sooner the flowers. The smallest cormels are about the size of a pea seed and may take three ...

One of the joys of gardening is an abundance of flowers to cut and arrange in bouquets. Gladiolus is a flower with sword-like foliage that has tall spikes of brilliantly colored funnel-shaped blooms ...