Gladiolus oppositiflorus subs. salmoneus, G. saundersii, and various dalenii types (old "primulinus hybrid" sorts: 'Boone', 'Carolina Primrose', southern "parrot glads" and some unnamed salvaged ones I have) have done fine here in the gound for a long time. G. saundersii does particularly well in the hottest, sunniest, best-drained area I have (remember, this is northern NY); in SA it turns out to be quite widespread in the Drakensberg, and we also saw plenty of it in Lesotho. It often turns up in disturbed soils (fields w/crops). In Lesotho, we were joined by a kid (well, 15 years old or so) who told me G. saundersii was edible, and promptly stripped one of its reproductive parts and ate the petals. I tried some, and it was really quite tasty: lke lettuce, but sweet. If you're into edible flowers, this would be a whole lot showier on your salad than a nasturtium... Ellen Ellen Hornig Seneca Hill Perennials 3712 County Route 57 Oswego NY 13126 USA http://www.senecahillperennials.com/ Le 16/03/08 18:14, « Dell Sherk » <dells@voicenet.com> a écrit : > Would any of > you who have had success with this genus be so kind as to share some > cultivation tips with the rest of us? _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/