An Extraordinary Glad Gladiolus were excellent in my garden of 2000. Alice was a little frightened of this purple monster which towered over her.
Gladiolus are always excellent.
I seem to have the knack with them, after I studied how to grow them and grew them commercially for a season. I tend to plant the glads over a period of 6 weeks. About every two weeks, starting in early May, I grab a handful and plant them in the garden. This way, there are flowers staggered for a longer period in the late summer garden. A row was planted between the tomato trellises and the vegetable garden fence, offering a riot of colour right through the fall.