[pbs] Gladiolus tristis
Chad Schroter
Chad.Schroter at sandisk.com
Mon May 18 11:47:37 EDT 2009
Kathleen, I think yours should be fine. Mine have self sown etc. and
are colonized under and around some roses - so you know they are getting
a lot of moisture...
Another interesting feature on this Glad is the many tiny (less than
rice kernel) bulbils which cluster the main bulb. Unless detached they
do not seem to form leaves - but when gophers do their thing I get a lot
of babies coming up in the area...CA Frits have a similar mechanism.
Chad Schroter - Los Gatos CA Zone 9B
-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Sayce
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:55 AM
To: pbs at lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [pbs] Gladiolus tristis
Yesterday I toured my yard, and was pleased to see Gladiolus tristis,
which I purchased last year from Telos Rare Bulbs, coming into
flower. The flowers are white, with green stripes on the outside of
the tepals; 1-2 per stem this year, perhaps more in coming years.
Very nice. Now we'll see if the bed they grow in, which gets no
water, is dry enough for them to thrive. Last winter was upper zone
7, so I am also impressed with hardiness. If by chance they set seed,
I'll save it for the seed exchange.
Kathleen
On Willapa Bay, where it's sunny and warm (mid 60s F), for a change,
and the shorebirds have departed for the Arctic.
_______________________________________________
pbs mailing list
pbs at lists.ibiblio.org
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki
More information about the pbs
mailing list