They ate beautiful! I love Gladiolus, but I never thought about trying to grow them. What a great idea. So pretty.

I dug these up on the side of a rural road up near Natchitoches. Havent seen any orange ones like this at any nurseries around nola. 
As far as the planting goes, I just threw mine into the regular soil in a spot that gets half a day of sun. Ive never watered them, just let it rain on em.

Any tips on where to get glad bulbs?  My mom always had a bed of them that came from her mom's yard in Texas.  And, do they need amendments to the soil here?  Like adding sand or perlite to make the soil drain better?

Transplanted these wild Gladiolus from north Louisiana. Thriving down here