One of my favorite flowers of summer are gladiolus. The are so majestic and intensely colored, I just love having them in the house. The flower stand at the local farmer’s market didn’t return this year, but I’ve been able to find almost as beautiful bunches at the grocery stores. This week’s selection is a gorgeous, deep purple.
In case you missed my post last summer on how to care for gladiolus last August, I’ve reprinted it here. (Gladiolus from the Farmers Market).
Gladiolus are one of my favorite flowers to have around the house. They are just so dramatic, colorful and cheerful. With so many colors to choose from, it’s usually hard to decide. If you’ve ever seen a field of gladiolus, it’s quite a sight!
My local farmers market has a wonderful local fresh flower vendor. While maybe a little more expensive than the grocery store florists, the flowers are always super fresh and last longer in the vase. They also give wonderful flower care advice. This is this week’s purchase and some of their advice.
Do you have a favorite gladiolus color?
I love glads of any color…unfortunately mine have been hit or miss…just few bloomed this year.
I love all the colors, too. Always a different color to enjoy. Too bad about the blooms this year. Seems like a lot of plants were off.
I love your dark purple ones especially, but all are wonderful. I planted new bulbs this year but they didn’t do very well. Usually they’re quite fail-proof here. Coincidentally I’d just learned this summer to remove the tip of the flower–thanks for reinforcing that good advice.
This probably want a good year to test new plants and bulbs. Hopefully they’ll rebound next year. I love the removing the tips advice. Really makes a difference in how they look.
That’s my dad’s favorite flower so he always buys them for my mom when he sees them in MI.
That’s sweet. Hope she likes them, too 🙂