On 13/7/07 08:18, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Sacha
writes

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!)

We planted some G. papilio in the border along the house, opposite the tea
room lawn. It came up once, was greatly admired and has never been seen
since. Ray has some others in pots, fortunately. Do you find it doesn't
like competition. There is a lot of Crocosmia 'Krakatoa' in that area and
our guess is that it's just swamped the gladiolus. And are you selling
either/both of those glads? ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'