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Ophrys

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Gladiolus 2020
« on: April 04, 2020, 06:36:14 AM »
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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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2020, 09:14:07 AM »
Wonderful! Labour of love!
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2020, 08:38:16 AM »
Thank you WSGR! Yes it is wonderful. I go serveral times a day to look at it.  ::)
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2020, 07:11:25 PM »
Gladious cardinalis today.

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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2020, 12:02:25 PM »
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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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2020, 03:32:23 PM »
Quote from: Roma on June 06, 2020, 12:02:25 PM
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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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2020, 10:05:18 PM »
Quote from: Luc Gilgemyn on June 06, 2020, 03:32:23 PM
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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Roma Fiddes, near Aberdeen in north East Scotland.

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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2020, 07:57:57 AM »
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
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2020, 08:14:36 AM »
Gladiolus watermeyeri - powerful scent of violets!
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2020, 02:17:42 PM »
Quote from: fermi de Sousa on August 21, 2020, 08:14:36 AM
Gladiolus watermeyeri - powerful scent of violets!
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2020, 11:38:50 PM »
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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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2020, 11:59:19 PM »
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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Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2020, 11:09:10 AM »
Gladiolus gracilis from seed from Gordon Summerfield in 2010
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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2020, 01:58:22 PM »
That's a very elegant blue form Fermi. 
If it sets seed may I join the queue please? ;D
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Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland

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Re: Gladiolus 2020
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2020, 10:45:37 AM »
Quote from: ashley on August 29, 2020, 01:58:22 PM
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
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