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This is a new one for me. As it is in a pot, I presume it is frost-tender? It's lovely.

8 Nov, 2011

 

wow! thats so beautiful

8 Nov, 2011

 

Verrry pretty

8 Nov, 2011

 

Lovely!
Once again, mine have bombed!

8 Nov, 2011

 

Gorgeous. Dwyllis this is also called Gladiolus callianthus and is a distant relation of Crocosmia.

8 Nov, 2011

 

Thanks for that info D. Will have to see if it is available over this part of the world.

8 Nov, 2011

 

Yes, D, it's frost tender. I will have to lift the corms now and store them over winter and hope they put on as good a show next year, because they've been great.

8 Nov, 2011

 

P.S.- this photo was taken at end of September. I uploaded it again today by mistake - picked the wrong photo from my album!

8 Nov, 2011

 

Beautiful.
This is the second year mine have not produced any flowers!!!! I'm still hoping...

9 Nov, 2011

 

Not just me then.........

9 Nov, 2011

 

No, you are not alone. I keep checking and hoping at least one flower will appear. I might have to move it???

9 Nov, 2011

 

I think this is glorious. I see bulbs in the shops at the moment. Do you plant them in a green house before putting them outside or do you wait until the end of May to plant them in a bowl for placing outside.

12 Mar, 2012

 

I planted the corms straight into the pot in April last year. They are frost tender, so I lifted them after they had finished flowering and when the leaves died back a bit. I have them stored in the shed at the moment and will plant them out next month. No idea whether they will do well again, but I hope so, because they were a delight as well as a surprise, seeing as how I had failed with them before.

12 Mar, 2012

 

Thank you. I think I will have a go at these now.

12 Mar, 2012

 

Yes, definitely worth a try. I hope they do well for you, because they're a good flower for late summer (Sept, Oct) when others are going over.

12 Mar, 2012



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