Thanks Margaret. And yes, I had already heard. I'm sure it was a blessing. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bulborum Botanicum Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 3:27 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] An Early Gladiolus Looks most as G. italicus Roland 2013/5/24 Gastil Gastil-Buhl <gastil.buhl@gmail.com> > Hi Judy, > > At first glance, your neighbor's resembles my Gladiolus italicus but mine > bloomed in April. Look and see if yours matches these photos: > > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… 826324/ > or these: > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… talicus > There are several Gladiolus species that look similar. > > Im waiting until I see the mature seeds to confirm my id before posting my > photos to the wiki since G. italicus have distinct seeds. It is a winter > grower so compared to the summer-growing Gladiolus it could be called early. > > - Gastil > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Bulborum/…