"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Sacha
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can make from 1 purchase!)

We have Gladiolus papilo and planted it in one of the borders where it
got
swamped by some Crocosmia. It's an absolutely beautiful plant and
entirely
unlike the Edna Everage types.
http://www.theafricangarden.com/gladioluspapilo.jpg

But the one Sean had today was

http://www.gapphotos.com/imagedetails.asp?imageno=47230

an absolute stunning plant by the look of it. Very rich colour unlike
the normal papilio which I also have and admire.

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Unfortunately while Ruby will bulk up in pots and is therefore easy to
produce it does not in the garden behave like the fabulous papilio which as
you know spreads rapidly but rather forms many small corms which then either
die or take years to reach flowering size, I have tried twice now to get it
to grow in an area papilio does well but it has disappeared on both
occasions.
But it is a stunning colour (and takes a good picture!)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea