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Here's How to Overwinter Them 06 of 10 Gladiolus
Gladiolus can be left in the garden through winter in Zones 8–11, but gladiolus corms need to be overwintered indoors in colder areas.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
The Domes received a gift of a dormant corpse flower corm — similar to a bulb or tuber — about 16 years ago from the University of Wisconsin and have since grown more than 10 corpse flower corms from the original.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
Store the dormant corms in a cool, dry spot and replant next May.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Gladiola corms and dahlia tubers: Let the first frost cause dieback and then dig them.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
The Domes received a gift of a dormant corpse flower corm — similar to a bulb or tuber — about 16 years ago from the University of Wisconsin and have since grown more than 10 corpse flower corms from the original.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
Store the dormant corms in a cool, dry spot and replant next May.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Gladiola corms and dahlia tubers: Let the first frost cause dieback and then dig them.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Corm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corm. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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corm
noun
: a solid underground part of a stem (as of the crocus) that is shaped like a bulb compare bulb sense 1a, tuber sense 1
Medical Definition
corm
noun
: a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetative reproductive structure
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