Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Véronique Macrelle on November 19, 2018, 12:37:58 PM
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What is the difference between Gladiolus trichonemifolius and Gladiolus tristis? do they have similar leaves?
I sowed G. trichinemifolius 2 years ago ( srgc, 2016) but their leaves are very similar to that of my G. tristis ...
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Does this help?
https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Gladiolus.trichonemifolius
https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/gladiolus.tristis?searchUri=filter%3Dname%26so%3Dps_group_by_genus_species%2Basc%26Query%3DGladiolus%2Btristis
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what does "terete" mean?
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Hi Véronique,
There's more than 150 species of Gladiolus in South-Africa and they have nearly all the same shape of leaves... Before blooming, it seems very difficult to be able to identify or compare two specimens. You know that I also grow some gladiolus from south-Africa (only 15) and I won't try to identifiy what I have before seeing their flower. I know that it can be frustrating not to be sure of what your are growing, specially when this is a much wanted species or when it doesn't behave as it should : I have some Gladiolus scabridus that are now starting to grow as a winter species while it is said to be summer grower... Young plants are sometimes a bit disappointing and disappointed by our growing conditions...
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what does "terete" mean?
In botany it means round and smooth - a terete stem is round in cross section and probably tapers to a point.
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thank you, Maggi