Hi Jan, I just sprouted Gladiolus saundersii by floating in warm water until I could see a radicle. It took about a week. I changed the warm water several times a day. I found some glad seeds take longer than others, but this may have something to do with the age of seeds. Laura Grant Niagara, Canada On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 6:51 PM Jan Jeddeloh via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I’m planning to offer some gladiola seed as a special seed exchange (like > with the calochortus). Our wiki says the seed is only viable for a year or > so. What are the members’ experience with gladiola seed viability and what > does the Saunders’ book have to say on the subject. I assume they address > cultivation somewhere in their book. I have a copy on order but that’s > obviously of no use right now. > > Thanks, > Jan Jeddeloh > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>