{"title":"Gladiolus","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile commercial gladiolus breeding intentionally selects plants that will not be winter-hardy, we can thank our lucky stars that this was not the case in some of the early gladiolus hybrids. Additionally, many wild South African gladiolus species make superb drought-tolerant garden plants...perhaps not showy enough for a funeral spray, but nevertheless, great garden plants. I expect many of the gladiolus we sell will be much more winter-hardy than our Hardiness Zone ratings indicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTips for Growing Hardy Gladiolus\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHardy gladiolus produce spikes of hummingbird-attracting flowers in a wide array of colors. Gladiolus love sunny spots in the garden, well drained soil and can tolerate dry weather. When happy, your hardy gladiolus will spread to form a nice colony of flowering plants. For a succession of blooms combine hardy gladiolus with \u003ca title=\"peony\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/peony-peonies-paeonia-plants-for-sale-itoh-yellow\"\u003epeony\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"iris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/iris-japanese-louisiana-ensata-variegata\"\u003eiris\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"agastache\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/agastache\"\u003eagastache\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca title=\"agapanthus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/agapanthus-lily-of-the-nile-plants\"\u003eagapanthus\u003c\/a\u003e. When you are ready to buy hardy gladiolus for your sunny perennial garden, check out our list of hardy gladiolus for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gladiolus-firedance","title":"Gladiolus Firedance","description":"\u003cp\u003eGladiolus 'Firedance' is a 1968 heirloom glad with 40\" tall stalks of rusty orange flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40471204397143,"sku":"17873","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Gladiolus-Firedance.i-17873.s-67555.r-1_f08d9837-de1f-47aa-86de-c9057638c516.jpg?v=1791486473"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Gladiolus-dalenii-Halloweenie-1900x350.jpg?v=1684784946","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/gladiolus.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}