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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Ray on September 09, 2011, 10:15:07 AM

Title: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on September 09, 2011, 10:15:07 AM

This glad started flowering about a week ago and I thought it wae G uysiae mainly because of its fragrance,but after looking in the book Gladiolus by Goldblatt & Manning I think it might be
G taubertianus.Can someone confirm that or is it something else.thanks bye Ray

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Darren on September 09, 2011, 10:38:25 AM

How tall is it Ray? G.uysiae is quite short. Nice plant anyway!

The Goldblatt & Manning book is where I would have looked too so I'm unlikely to do better than you with an ID.

You could try e-mailing Peter Goldblatt directly via Missouri Botanic Gardens - He was very helpful with identifying some Gladioli for me several years go.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: daveyp1970 on September 09, 2011, 10:54:02 AM

My first thought was G.orchidflorus and not G.uysiae,has it a thin leaf or flat broad life.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on September 09, 2011, 11:42:38 AM

Hi Darren,this plant is a foot high and has 4 flowers.
Hi Davey,the leaves are 4mm in width.
Thanks for your replies
bye Ray

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: daveyp1970 on September 09, 2011, 03:17:15 PM

I think Ray you can count out G.uysiae,The top tepal on your flower bends over protecting the stigma and anthers,G.uysiae's top tepal stands proud and upright.I might be wrong but its just my opinion.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on September 17, 2011, 10:47:44 AM

Have been in contact with Peter Goldblatt and is ID is G orchididflorus,so Davey you were on the money.bye Ray

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: daveyp1970 on September 17, 2011, 10:51:29 AM

Ray it's a very attractive form of it.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on September 21, 2011, 07:13:20 AM

Here is another Glad that I would like an ID for.The label says G alatus but its not what I know as that.bye Ray

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Darren on September 21, 2011, 08:04:33 AM

Colouring looks right for alatus Ray but the flower looks deformed. This sometimes happens with Glads - often a later opening flower is more normal.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on September 21, 2011, 10:18:45 AM

Hi Darren,never entered my head that it could be deformed.There is only one bulb flowering in this pot of seeds,so will have to wait till next year to see what the others are like,there is still another bud on this spike to open so we will see what it is.bye Ray

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Paul T on November 10, 2011, 10:38:39 AM

Ray,

Did the other flower open properly?  It definitely looks like atalus to me too.

Title: Re: Gladioli ID
Post by: Ray on November 18, 2011, 08:46:56 AM

Hi Paul,yes it did flower and the right flower for the species.bye Ray