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Summer flowering bulbs and tubers like gladiolas and dahlias can go in the ground this month.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Perennials that need a warm space to overwinter: Tender plants like geraniums, dahlias, gladiolas and, yes, peppers will hold over the winter in many locations, providing the conditions are right.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
These are engulfing along with smells coming from dahlias, carnations, gladiolas, poppies and peonies springing from the 12,920-square-foot urban flower farm at the foot of Belleville’s reservoir.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
Two smartly uniformed security staffers register visitors at a long, white marble desk anchored by an arrangement of lilies and gladiolas.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Colored spotlights scanned the room, decorated with red, white and blue balloons and arrangements of white gladiolas.
—Eula Calahan, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2023
People scrubbed their family grave plots with brushes before scattering marigold petals and leaving vases of gladiolas, photos, and personal remembrances.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Perennials that need a warm space to overwinter: Tender plants like geraniums, dahlias, gladiolas and, yes, peppers will hold over the winter in many locations, providing the conditions are right.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
These are engulfing along with smells coming from dahlias, carnations, gladiolas, poppies and peonies springing from the 12,920-square-foot urban flower farm at the foot of Belleville’s reservoir.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
Two smartly uniformed security staffers register visitors at a long, white marble desk anchored by an arrangement of lilies and gladiolas.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Colored spotlights scanned the room, decorated with red, white and blue balloons and arrangements of white gladiolas.
—Eula Calahan, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2023
People scrubbed their family grave plots with brushes before scattering marigold petals and leaving vases of gladiolas, photos, and personal remembrances.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019
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“Gladiola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gladiola. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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gladiola
noun
glad·i·o·la
ˌglad-ē-ˈō-lə 
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