[Zak the Rabbit]

i want to put some more gladioli in, but ive no idea whether theyre bulbs, seeds or what? Ive not seen on sale any anywhere

[Ice]

Deffo bulbs.  I just pulled mine up.

[fletch]

Bulbs for sure, but you won't see any for sale now until next Spring.

[FCG]

Definitely bulbs. Mine just are flowering now. Ice, why did you pull them up?

[Zak the Rabbit]

righty-o! will look out for them in springtime

[Ice]

Definitely bulbs. Mine just are flowering now. Ice, why did you pull them up?

I have other plans for the border next year and I can be a little ruthless at times.  As they say 'A weed is just a flower that is growing in the wrong place'

[mrs bouquet]

i want to put some more gladioli in, but ive no idea whether theyre bulbs, seeds or what? Ive not seen on sale any anywhere

Hi there Zak.
Gladiolus are not bulbs they are corms..  They can be increased by cormlets or by seed.
You will not get them at a supplier until early next spring.  But if you know of anybody who is growing them, have a go at the baby cormlets or seeds.
But they are definitely not bulbs.  Good luck.  Mrs Bouquet

PS:  before anybody asks a bulb contains the new young plant. A corm does not.  That is why you have to grow from the cormlets or seed, as the original corm |(as you planted it) will not develop.  If you leave them in the ground the new plants will not be from the original, but from the cormlets that have developed from that.
A subtle difference, but nonetheless very important.

Mrs Bouquet

[FCG]

Glad to know someone knows what they're talking about 100% thanks mrs bouqet, never knew that.

Zak i would offer you some as I'm digging up where they are after they finish flowering this year, but I've already promised some in a swap with some massive crazy daff bulbs. If any are left at the time that happens, and you remind me, I'm a terrible at forgetting lately, you are welcome to them.

[Trillium]

Glad corms can also be iffy in very wet or very cold winter areas. I must pull mine for winter because if they freeze, they rarely survive.