Favorite Purple Bulbs--TOW
Diane Whitehead (Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:08:56 PDT)
The hardy Eurasian Gladiolus species!
Gladilus imbricatus and G. caucasicuus are probably my favorites,
with GG. communis, illyricus, and italicus following closely.
I concur, as these are the only purple bulbs I grow. But which are
which? I guess I should grow a reference collection from wild seed.
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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil