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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: ruweiss on July 05, 2021, 08:24:24 PM

Title: Gladiolus ID
Post by: ruweiss on July 05, 2021, 08:24:24 PM

Can of the experts please help me with the name of this Gladiolus?

Title: Re: Gladiolus ID
Post by: Gerdk on July 28, 2021, 04:02:22 PM

Help needed! Received as seed from the AGS in 2015 as Gladiolus papilio dark red - which it is probably not
A beautiful plant but I would like to know its correct name!

Gerd

Title: Re: Gladiolus ID
Post by: fermi de Sousa on July 29, 2021, 01:38:58 AM

Hi Gerd,
I raised something similar and can only presume that it's the result of something else cross-pollinating the Gladiolus paplio,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Gladiolus ID
Post by: Diane Whitehead on July 29, 2021, 02:40:12 AM

I gave up trying to grow Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby' from seedex seeds because they were never right.

I bought a plant of it from Far Reaches in Pt Townsend, Washington, USA, and it is a pleasure every year.  I am growing some of its seeds to see if they are true-breeding.

https://www.farreachesfarm.com/searchresults.asp?Search=gladiolus+ruby&Submit=

Title: Re: Gladiolus ID
Post by: Gerdk on July 29, 2021, 09:07:24 AM

Many thanks to Diane and Fermi - it remains for me to see it as a beautiful plant!
Gerd

Title: Re: Gladiolus ID
Post by: ashley on July 29, 2021, 02:20:11 PM

Both of these 'unknowns' are beautiful, whatever they are ;D