R: pbs Digest, Vol 91, Issue 50
ang.por@alice.it (Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:38:46 PDT)

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

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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
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bulborum botanicum wrote:

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