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Gladiolus dalenii

By Wylieintheazores

26 May, 2024
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I grew this from seed. The plant has a thinner stalk than the hybrid types, and the height is much shorter.

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Kate123

It's definitely a hot zingy flower!!! It's flourished from seed, Wylie!

26 May, 2024

Ange2

Gorgeous!

26 May, 2024

Balcony

A beautiful Gladiolus, Wylie! 👏 👏 👏 How long did it take to flower from being sown?

26 May, 2024

Wylieinthea..

It took 3 years from seed. Gladiolus seeds are easy to sow in the fall. They also like a dry summer, so I don't provide additional water.

27 May, 2024

Balcony

Thanks for the info, Wylie! I've never attempted to grow them from seed but I have grown on bulbils.

30 May, 2024

Wylieinthea..

They are easy, but what helps is a temperature difference between day and night. There are a lot of South African species that do well here, but are available only by seed. What is hard are lillies.

31 May, 2024

Balcony

The only bulbs I've ever grown from seed are Amaryllis.

31 May, 2024

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