On 2 Sep 2009, at 19:37, David Ehrlich wrote: > . . . the second bulb has > started to bloom. It's not a Gladiolus at all, with its branched > inflorescence. It's very nice, but I don't know what it is. I have some photos > in Picasa at http://picasaweb.google.com/idavidehrlich/… > > Please help me name it. Almost certainly a yellow form of Crocosmia. Which cultivar it may be is anybody's guess: there are quite a number of yellow crocosmia cultivars, and I suspect they're badly mixed up in the trade. Or has Wisley conducted a trial of "yellow crocosmias" and published a key that distinguished the cultivars? -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island http://maps.google.ca/maps/…