Last year, I dug some gladiolus corms from an old, abandoned home site at the edge of our property. The plants are now blooming, and I'm worried about the color pattern. Please take a look and let me know if this looks like a virus. http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/myrmecodia/… The foliage is clean and the plants are vigorous, although they rarely bloom at the original site due to encroaching shade and mowing by deer. I'm not sure how long they have been growing at the site, but all that's left of the house is a chimney, some patches of daffodils, and the glads. If this is virus, I'd like to know if viruses of Iridaceae can infect amaryllids. The glads are in the same flower bed as some crinums and are about 20 feet away from where I grow my potted South American and African amaryllids in the summer. Nick Plummer Durham, NC, Zone 7
