Gladiolus from seed?

[Manalto]

Gladiolus seems to be a plant people love to hate. I think they're great; my only complaint is when they flop over. I like including them in a mixed border because they take hardly any space, add a dramatic vertical element, and have that understated, yet handsome gladiator foliage the rest of the season. I'm particularly fond of the deep red:

bought at a big-box store, and a white with a subtle blush of pink:

rescued from an abandoned house not far from here.

This year, the white is forming seed pods, which I haven't seen before.

I'd like to try growing some from seed. My understanding is that the results tend to be unpredictable. Has anyone here tried glads from seed? Your thoughts?

Edited June 8, 2023 by Manalto

[Silas_Sancona]

2 minutes ago, Manalto said:

Gladiolus seems to be a plant people love to hate. I think they're great; my only complaint is when the flop over. I like combining them in a mixed border because they take hardly any space, add a dramatic vertical element, and have that handsome gladiator foliage the rest of the season. I'm particularly fond of the deep red:

bought at a big-box store, and a white with a subtle blush of pink:

rescued from an abandoned house not far from here.

This year, the white is forming seed pods; I've never seen that before.

I'd like to try growing some from seed. My understanding is that the results tend to be unpredictable. Has anyone here tried glads from seed? Your thoughts?

See the bottom of the article from the Pac. Blub Society..  Seems pretty straight forward..  Flowers don't last long enough here to form seed ( too hot / dry ) Hybrid types either, -overall-

https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Gladiolus

Blue, Purple, Orange ..and combinations of..  and species  are my personal favorite Glad. colors / types..

[Manalto]

Thanks, Nathan! If I get any interesting results I'll report here.