Both they carry Gladiolus italicus forma alba !! G. byzantinus is different, the photo shown in PDN is clearly G. italicus and I do have Patty's strain. If I have time, I will post something about the differences among G. italicus, G. byzantinus and G. communis (which are separated species) I have yet to find someone with a white form of true G. byantinus Angelo Porcelli Apulia - South of Italy ------------------------------ *************************** Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:13:15 -0700 From: Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: [pbs] Gladiolus byzantinus alba Message-ID: <4C75411B.9080504@pacbell.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed bulborum botanicum wrote: > And I still couldn't not find a supplier > same as for Gladiolus byzantinus alba > I thought it would be easier to find > > Bayou City Heirloom Bulbs <http://www.bayoucityheirloombulbs.com/> and Plant Delights Nursery <http://www.plantdelights.com/> both carry the white Glad. byzantinus. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a