[Tarheel]

I am zone 7 in NC Piedmont near Charlotte. I do not dig my glads. I use pine straw mulch all year around. My glads have been planted 13 years and are still blooming. I do not have as many as 13 years ago (I have taken some out and some have rotted, they do not like wet feet) but what comes up blooms well with large flowers and good color. I will say that the glads down here do not do as well as they seemed to do up north.

[rightly_dividing]

Thanks for the insight. My bloom well, and are very beautiful. I am losing some for unknown reasons, and would like to put a stop to that. The ones that I planted were purchased from an online source in Oregon and are not the WalMart cheapies. A number of years ago, I bought about 50 WalMart bulbs and only had 3 sprout, and they didn't bloom. I wish that I could post photos here, most would agree that they are the most beautiful Glads!

Thanks for the post