Gladiolus 2022

[ashley]

Gladiolus carinatus, sown Jan 2018, scented & with well marked cataphylls.

[Véronique Macrelle]

beautiful
I seem to have 1 tiny one sprouted.

are they in a pot, in a greenhouse? and what kind of soil mix and nutrients do you use?

[ashley]

Yes Véronique, they're in a greenhouse, in pots.  The wind and rain of a typical Irish winter would soon ruin them I'm afraid   However even under glass the low light levels attenuate their growth & probably the intensity of flower colour too.

They're grown in tall pots with oak/beech leaf mould at the bottom for some nutrients & moisture retention, with a fairly lean well-drained mix above (about equal parts loam, sand, grit).  I also feed them with an inorganic or seaweed fertilizer a few times over the season.

[fermi de Sousa]

That's a beauty, Ashley!
Here's Gladiolus saundersii flowering now in high summer.
I keep it dry over winter and well watered in summer.
Grown from SRGC Seedex 2018,
cheers
fermi

[PaulFlowers]

Gladiolus meliusculus

[PaulFlowers]

Some homegrown hybrids - huttonii x watermayerii. They are quite varied

[PaulFlowers]

Beautifully scented gladiolus carinatus - a few weeks ago

[ArnoldT]

A hybrid Gladiolus huttonii

[MarcR]

Yes Véronique, they're in a greenhouse, in pots.  The wind and rain of a typical Irish winter would soon ruin them I'm afraid   However even under glass the low light levels attenuate their growth & probably the intensity of flower colour too.

They're grown in tall pots with oak/beech leaf mould at the bottom for some nutrients & moisture retention, with a fairly lean well-drained mix above (about equal parts loam, sand, grit).  I also feed them with an inorganic or seaweed fertilizer a few times over the season.

Ashley, You might want to use LED Grow-lights.  They use very little electricity and can make a huge difference in plant performance.

[PaulFlowers]

Gladiolus angustus (or carneus) and a Glad huttonii

[ArnoldT]

Paul

Looks to be a good expample of G. angustus.

[Véronique Macrelle]

to get seeds, you pollinate with a brush?
I have the impression that they still need to cross-pollinate...

[ashley]

Visiting Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve in July a few years ago it was very nice to find G. merianellus (syn. G. bonaspei) which is highly restricted in its range. 
Later, to my surprise & delight, seed was offered by a well-known local (SA) source. 
Unfortunately this turned out to be G. priorii, with its distinctive scape curved outward from each leaf.  Nevertheless its flowers (under glass) are welcome here in early winter.
Over the last few nights it has tolerated temperatures down to at least -6°C. 

Gladiolus merianellus


Gladiolus priorii