Thanks for the warning Neal - I don't think I have composted any of the diseased plants. And yes, all the flowers were all deformed too - I just yank up the whole plants and discard them. I am glad that they are somewhat species specific and therefore did not harm the other perennials they were growing near.
Izhar - Do you dig them up every year because the ground freezes in the part of Pakistan that you live in? A whole bed of gladioli is going to be beautiful.
