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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Ophrys on April 04, 2020, 06:36:14 AM
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Five Years ago I bought the seeds for the Gladiolus angustus. Six seeds! At the end of the first year I had one seedling. I took care, love and patience. The bulb grew. It started to produce daughter bulbs. I was a lit bit disappointed because I thought that it will be all. But this year it flowers for the first time! :)
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Wonderful! Labour of love!
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Thank you WSGR! Yes it is wonderful. I go serveral times a day to look at it. ::)
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Gladious cardinalis today.
johnw
15c, rhodos lasting a long time.
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I bought Gladiolus 'Gonolek' at Gardening Scotland last year from Kevin Hughes of Cally Gardens and was delighted when it produced one spike of flowers as I did not think it was big enough. This year I have 3 flower spikes :). I have seedlings of Gladiolus cardinalis but am not sure if they are going to flower yet.
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I bought Gladiolus 'Gonolek' at Gardening Scotland last year from Kevin Hughes of Cally Gardens and was delighted when it produced one spike of flowers as I did not think it was big enough. This year I have 3 flower spikes :). I have seedlings of Gladiolus cardinalis but am not sure if they are going to flower yet.
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An amazing beauty Roma !! :o :o
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An amazing beauty Roma !! :o :o
It is, Luc. I think it is a hybrid of Gladiolus cardinalis but the flowers are smaller and darker.
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Gladiolus abbreviatus - nearly lost this a few years ago as we got a frost (-7oC) while we were away and couldn't put them (and a lot of other susceptible plants) under cover. Fortunately a few cormlets survived and have now become big enough to flower
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus watermeyeri - powerful scent of violets!
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus watermeyeri - powerful scent of violets!
cheers
fermi
Super plant- and how nice that it is scented.
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Yes! I would be walking along a trail, smell the perfume and then look for the flower.
I hope there is a bulb in my little pot.
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Gladiolus saundersii which flowers faithfully. I think I sowed the seeds in 2009.
The smaller flower is a Tritonia - maybe laxifolia.
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Gladiolus gracilis from seed from Gordon Summerfield in 2010
cheers
fermi
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That's a very elegant blue form Fermi.
If it sets seed may I join the queue please? ;D
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That's a very elegant blue form Fermi.
If it sets seed may I join the queue please? ;D
Hi Ashley,
there appear to be at least two clones in flower so I'm hopeful of seed if the pollinators have done their job ;D
When I checked today there was no free pollen so I have to presume that it has been used and not just stolen!
One clone appears to have spots as "bee-lines" while the other has stripes
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus oppositifolius
Does not self - needs cross pollination. Fortunately, I have a good population of genetically differing plants. :)
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That's a very nice one Robert. Likewise here I have several clones of G. ecklonii so may get seed set.
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That's a very nice one Robert. Likewise here I have several clones of G. ecklonii so may get seed set.
That's a stunner, Ashley!
Gladiolus tristis in flower today
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus virescens ssp virescens originally from Greg Boldiston at Longinomus Nursery
cheers
fermi
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Very nice Fermi!
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I used to look for wildflowers along the Pacific coast, take photos and then go back two months later to collect seeds. This would be for plants like Iris innominata, Trillium rivale, various lilies. Of course, different plants can take much longer than two months - look how long rhododendron seeds take.
How long does it take for gladiolus seed to form? I'm wondering when I can expect to buy seeds from Silverhill if I know which month a plant flowers in the wild.
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Hi Diane,
I have a couple of gladiolus species which flower in June and have seed heads now, so around 3 months. Of course, it might be faster in South Africa than in cool, damp Scotland!
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I forgot to post pics here of Gladiolus meliusculus which flowered well this year from corms I originally got from Greg Boldiston in Lancefield. Today the first flowers opened on one grown from seed from NZAGS 2008 (sown in 2009) - last pic
cheers
fermi
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A better look at the new seedling of Gladiolus meliusculus in flower
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus miniatus (NZAGS2011) from a fortnight ago
cheers
fermi
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how do you thicken your Gladiolus?
I have seedlings, but it is very difficult to make them grow.
ex my Gladiolus watermeyeri has germinated for 4 years, and this year I still only have a single thread, 1mm thick!
is it necessary
- give them a deep pot?
- give them richer soil or fertilizer?
- or move to the southern hemisphere !!! ;D
I tell myself that maybe they just lack the sun at home ...
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how do you thicken your Gladiolus? I have seedlings, but it is very difficult to make them grow.
ex my Gladiolus watermeyeri has germinated for 4 years, and this year I still only have a single thread, 1mm thick!
is it necessary
- give them a deep pot?
- give them richer soil or fertilizer?
- or move to the southern hemisphere !!! ;D
I tell myself that maybe they just lack the sun at home ...
Hi Véronique,
I think you need to ask someone like Ashley or Arnold who have the experience of growing them in your hemisphere.
Here the climate is similar to where they come from: they get a wet winter and a dry summer. I use a fast-draining mix and water the pots with weak fertilizer solution about once a week. Once the leaves start to yellow I withhold water, but try to keep them growing as long as possible during the spring - if they ever get a dry period they tend to start to die down.
Good luck,
cheers
fermi
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Hi Véronique
I grow my Gladiolus as I do all other SA bulbs. Ideal temps at 42 F.
I have added some supplemental light with a LED long tube light fixture which is on 6-8 hours during daylight hours.
It has made a difference in my opinion.
In the northern latitudes we just don't get enough light at this time of year to have these plants grow right.
I have started feeding with a African Violet liquid feed at 50% recommended strength once per week.
I've attached two tables illustrating the difference in the amount of sunlight reaching the ground in South Africa and my location in New Jersey, USA.
I couldn't seem to save in a horizontal plane.
Insolation is a measure of the solar energy reaching the surface.
The difference is considerable. If you can let me know your location in France.
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Veronique
Found a city near you location.
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I may not put enough fertilizer so..
I live in the north of France, not far from Lille, is that what you are asking me, Arnold ? I don't understand the word 'fund' and neither does my translator.
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Sorry "Found"
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Hi Véronique, I'd agree with both Fermi and Arnold.
During the winter growing season mine live on a high shelf in the greenhouse to catch whatever light is available. They also enjoy deep pots, about one-third full of well-rotted leaf-mould (mainly oak & beech) with a sharp-drained mix above. This protects the corms against excess wet but allows the roots to run into the organic layer. Feeding at half strength also helps. Under my conditions seedlings still take several years (3-5) to reach flowering size but this might be speeded up by supplementary lighting as Arnold suggests.
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thank you all.
if Ashley gets there in Ireland I should achieve it by adjusting this deep pot technique with 2 types of substrate