mystery gladiolus
Diane Whitehead (Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:11:19 PDT)

I have been sowing South African bulb seeds since the mid-nineties.
The bulbs were getting towards flowering size when we had a bad
winter. I heard the hoophouse door blow open on a wild, cold night,
and did I leap out of bed to close it like a plant lover should? No,
I snuggled deeper under the covers. Come spring, I dumped out pot
after pot of mushy bulbs.

Then I started over. I keep the seedlings in an unheated but frost-
free greenhouse.

This morning I noticed a flower spike among my gladiolus pots. At
last! What is going to flower? I don't know. It's the only pot
without a label.

Diane Whitehead