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Gladiolus huttonii


Gladiolus huttonii (Gladiolus huttonii)

Another new one, winter growing.



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Pretty.

25 Feb, 2016

 

Lovely capture.

25 Feb, 2016

 

Oh wow! That is utterly beautiful!

25 Feb, 2016

 

Thanks! This is only 1½" tall and wide. The species types aren't as large as the hybrid types.

25 Feb, 2016

 

No, and thats a big part of the attraction. The big hybrid ones are a bit 'false' looking to me. Much prefer something a little more 'demure'.

25 Feb, 2016

 

These also stand up to the wind better - no need to prop them up like the big ones.

26 Feb, 2016

 

Yes! I don't like plants that need staking.

26 Feb, 2016

 

I had somebody on another board say the Azores never turn brown in summer. He also said summers are much warmer than Santa Barbara.
What do you make of his op?

27 Feb, 2016

 

Azorian summers are just like those in California. We get little rain (statistically July is the driest month, but August feels like it), so the grass turns very brown. The trees are drought resistant, so it looks green. But the soil is volcanic and very free draining, so my garden dries out fast and deep. It rarely gets above 27°C (80°F)

27 Feb, 2016

 

Thanks Wylie. I guess to him it seemed hot.

27 Feb, 2016

 

Beautiful....added to favs

3 Aug, 2016

 

Thanks. There really is a lot more to the Gladiolus family than those hybrids we usually see.

4 Aug, 2016



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