Gladiolus cultivation
Diane Whitehead (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:09:48 PDT)

Cornucopia II lists two edible Gladiolus, but I don't have enough to
eat, and besides, I always want the flowers to produce seeds. I guess
one could carefully snip the petals and leave the seedmaking parts
intact.

G. dalenii, Khahla-ea-kholo the anthers are removed and the flowers
are eaten raw as a salad or used as a potherb. Children suck the
copious nectar.

G. italicus, Salepotu corms are added to ice cream and other dairy
products as salep is.

Dalenii does grow outside here, and papilio spreads well, but not
enough to be considered a weed.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers