Mary Housley Gladiolus (Gladiolus 'Mary Housley')

For additional info, please click on the Buy Now button. In frost prone areas, dig them when the leaves turn yellow, dip them in a fungicide, and store in a dry frost free location over winter. Increase water and fertility when flowers begin to develop, then plant 4" deep in clay soils, 6" deep in others; the deeper the planting the less need for staking. Glads are easy to grow and like to be in full sun and in well drained soil. Gladiolas are also commonly called Sword Lily or Corn Flag. The Gladiolus Mary Housley, 'Gladiolus Mary Housley', a spring planted corm, exhibits magnificent white flowers with orange centers on tall stalks. * $7.95