Gladiolus papilio Ruby
By Chloris
- 6 Feb, 2009
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Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'...hardy corm I've grown for a while now. Very beautiful colouration and appears to thrive when running through other plants.
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This is a lovely colour and welcome to GOY.
6 Feb, 2009
Gorgeous colour Chloris.....and welcome to GOY..........
6 Feb, 2009
Nice photo ,welcome to GOY Chloris....
6 Feb, 2009
Thanks for the detail under the picture which makes the photo more interesting and enjoyable. :o)
6 Feb, 2009
Very lovely colour Chloris.....welcome from me too!
6 Feb, 2009
Lovely glady - your hard work with looking after it pays off!
7 Feb, 2009
really nice!
7 Feb, 2009
This such a pretty color...welcome to goy!
7 Feb, 2009
Lovely colour Chloris. Welcome to GoY
7 Feb, 2009
Lovely shape and colour, Chloris. When does this flower, please?
7 Feb, 2009
Hi Chloris, Welcome to GOY.
7 Feb, 2009
Very nice Choris and welcome to GOY.
8 Feb, 2009
David, it flowers in summer. Some people find that it takes a rest some years from flowering but I haven't noticed this perculiarity!...yet!
8 Feb, 2009
If I found corms of this at the GC is it too late to plant for this summer? Have fallen in love with it!
6 Mar, 2009
Hi Gwendas, if you did find some corms it would be a good time to plant them. However I think its easier to find these corms already potted up because they form underground runners. Happy hunting and let me know if you are lucky!
6 Mar, 2009
~I have been admiring the colour because I love purple Chloris, but the ones I have seen for sale appear to be more of a dark crimson~do they fade to purple?
6 Mar, 2009
A tricky one Arlene, the photo is quite near to its true colour maybe a little more crimson, so I wouldn't call it purple, but it is a rich colour.
There is a gladiolus called 'Violetta' which is a very pretty purple and has the more usual gladiolus form.
6 Mar, 2009
~yes I know what you mean~I have been buying a dark maroon amaryllis but this year the one that is just starting to flower is more red than maroon and sometimes different screens show different shades .I like the form of this one over the traditional more tightly packed ones.
6 Mar, 2009
Thanks for info Chloris I will definitely try and find one or even 2 for my summer border!
Jo x
7 Mar, 2009
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beautiful colour. welcome to GOY
6 Feb, 2009