Gladioli (freebie)

Very pretty . . . . .

Thanks Shirley, they are so elegant these flowers aren't they

Agree with Shirley

Thank you

great photo:)))))

absolutely beautiful

Stunning :o)

Thankyou very much Paul, Yorks and TT.

:)))))))))

you got a good deal with these ,they are all lovely..

Yes there are quite a few more to come out yet, so may get some more lovely colours.

Gorgeous colour

Thanks lol :o))

Fantastic flowers arent they. Love 'em!

Certainly are. Just wish they lasted longer.

I say that about ALL my flowers Cinders.. I want them 365 days of the year lol!

But with these the bottom flowers are dying and theres still lots of buds at the top !

This looks very familiar... I love the colour and the ruffled petals! Do you have acidanthera too?...they have a lovely scent.

No Lori I don't have Acidanthera, they are quite large arent they ?

actually no...they aren't as large as the regular glads.. the flowers are star shaped with a burgundy red throat and they smell delicious. Acidanthera murielae...and now that they are tinkering with names again, it's also known as: G. callianthus.

Oh sounds nice, I'll have to look out for it.

They often call them sword lilies here in UK Cinders, altho some call all gladioli that name..but Ive seen packets of bulbs at garden centre of acidanthera with "Sword Lilies" on the packet.

Thanks for that Tet, so they are a type of gladioli are they.

Yes Cinders, as Lori says, they are Gladiolus Callianthus and they do have an amazing perfume..not hardy tho unless very, very sheltered. They dont fully conform to the glad. shape tho, tends to be more like the byzantine or what we call the cornish gladiolus.

Lovely. I planted some earlier in the year and ......... nothing. My wife likes them so we bought some cut ones from the supermarket.

Sorry to hear that Whitelillies, perhaps they got too wet and rotted.

Think you could be right Cinders. I'll try again next year, maybe start them off in the greenhouse.

Or don't plant them so early, I dont think I planted mine till end of April/May.

They are also called Abyssinian Glads... flower of many names still would smell as sweet. Will have to post a pic of the bed when mine start to flower...

Look forward to that Lori

Shove handfuls of grit in the hole before planting Whitelilies, and some sharp sand for drainage.

Thanks tetrarch, I'll try that.

My Acidantheras have the name 'Peacock Lilies' on the packet..they were planted at the end of April,and have made good growth wth sturdy strappy leaves..but I was informed they don't usually flower till late summer,which I assume means around end of August..wish they would get a move on,as fed up of waiting..that is,if they flower at all..!

Im sure they will Bloomer and they will be well worth the wait believe me! Try them in pots and you can lift the bulbs and overwinter, or better still bring pot in out of the frost, and they should increase nicely.

Oh heck,got the name wrong.! It says 'Peacock Orchid' not Lilies..I do have them in pots,Tet...I got some good advice from Spritzhenry on 'Questions'..and she suggested the same..I will try and overwinter them,but if they don't survive,I still have quite a few left..:Thanks for the advice..:o)