Gladiolus alatus

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Heinie
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Joined: August 16th, 2013, 1:05 am
Country: South Africa
City: Cape Town
Gardening Interests: I grow Clivias, Daylilies and numerous bulbs from the Amaryllidaceae family.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Gladiolus alatus

Post by Heinie »

My Gladiolus alatus is flowering now. They can be seen on a few open plots in the street I live in too.

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Farhan Ahmed
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Re: Gladiolus alatus

Post by Farhan Ahmed »

Of the lot you posted recently. I like this the most
Heinie
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Gardening Interests: I grow Clivias, Daylilies and numerous bulbs from the Amaryllidaceae family.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Re: Gladiolus alatus

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Farhan,
It is a beauty. It is so small that I had to get down on my tummy to take a photo. There is a white one too but I do not have one yet.
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Heinie
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Gardening Interests: I grow Clivias, Daylilies and numerous bulbs from the Amaryllidaceae family.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Re: Gladiolus alatus

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Some more Gladiolus alatus opening today specially for Farhan.

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mikhurram
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Re: Gladiolus alatus

Post by mikhurram »

Surprisingly Sir the size of the gladiolus alatus bulb is very tiny when compared to the usual Dutch hybrid varieties. Do you also grow Geissorhiza radians, Geissoriza Splendissima, Moraea Villosa & Moraea Tulbaghensis which do very well in our climate. South African landscape is blessed with these beautiful indigenous bulbs.
Heinie
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Joined: August 16th, 2013, 1:05 am
Country: South Africa
City: Cape Town
Gardening Interests: I grow Clivias, Daylilies and numerous bulbs from the Amaryllidaceae family.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Re: Gladiolus alatus

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I have Geissorhiza radians and Moraea Villosa that will flower in summer
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Farhan Ahmed
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Re: Gladiolus alatus

Post by Farhan Ahmed »

Ahhh Lovely
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