Gladiolus cultivation
Ellen Hornig (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:46:08 PDT)

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 :

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