chocolate scented gladiolus
Diane Whitehead (Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:47:21 PDT)

Many years ago I planted some corms of commercial gladiolus corms
advertised as being winter hardy. I can't recall whether they ever
bloomed.

This spring, I removed a cluster of big sword ferns (Polystichum
munitum), a native that comes up everywhere, even in my "sunny"
spots. When I was beating the soil off their roots, out fell some
gladiolus corms, so I replanted them.

They are now blooming - white, with red diamond "frames" on the lower
three petals. They are chocolate scented. I have read about scented
gladiolus species, but not this particular scent.

What kind of gladiolus is it?

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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