[pbs] Gladiolus cultivation

Ellen Hornig hornig at earthlink.net
Sun Mar 16 17:46:08 EDT 2008


Gladiolus oppositiflorus subs. salmoneus, G. saundersii, and various dalenii 
types (old "primulinus hybrid" sorts: 'Boone', 'Carolina Primrose', southern 
"parrot glads" and some unnamed salvaged ones I have) have done fine here in 
the gound for a long time.  G. saundersii does particularly well in the 
hottest, sunniest, best-drained area I have (remember, this is northern NY); 
in SA it turns out to be quite widespread in the Drakensberg, and we also 
saw plenty of it in Lesotho.  It often turns up in disturbed soils (fields 
w/crops).

In Lesotho, we were joined by a kid (well, 15 years old or so) who told me 
G. saundersii was edible, and promptly stripped one of its reproductive 
parts and ate the petals.  I tried some, and it was really quite tasty: lke 
lettuce, but sweet.  If you're into edible flowers, this would be a whole 
lot showier on your salad than a nasturtium...

Ellen

Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego NY 13126 USA
www.senecahillperennials.com


Le 16/03/08 18:14, « Dell Sherk » <dells at voicenet.com> a écrit :
>   Would any of
> you who have had success with this genus be so kind as to share some
> cultivation tips with the rest of us?



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