chocolate scented - Gladiolus Nanus Hybrids
Diane Whitehead (Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:48:05 PDT)

I have discovered something about Gladiolus nanus. One of my bulb
books lists it as a species, but several more recent ones say this
instead:

Gladiolus X colvillei (G. tristis X cardinalis) syn G. nanus hort.
Nanus Hybrids Various colours from white to crimson and mauve.
Hardy in only the mildest gardens of southern and western England.

So the scent must have come from tristis, but I have never smelled
it. Also, I have only the one Nanus, so I don't know whether others
of them are scented. I shall buy some more this fall when bulbs
arrive in the garden centres.

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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