aphperspective Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I have this as gladiolus "priscilla" unless anybody knows another, the flower edges are a very deep pink. In full bloom now. Thanks in advance Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jansos Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, aphperspective said: I have this as gladiolus "priscilla" unless anybody knows another, the flower edges are a very deep pink. In full bloom now. Thanks in advance Andy. Common corn-flag, a species of Gladioli. Also known a Rogues, Eastern Gladioulus, Squeakers, Whistling-jack. Botanical name Gladiolus communis (well, so my PictureThis app tells me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Richmond Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Jansos said: Common corn-flag, a species of Gladioli. Also known a Rogues, Eastern Gladioulus, Squeakers, Whistling-jack. Botanical name Gladiolus communis (well, so my PictureThis app tells me!) Which shows, I'm afraid, the limitations of the app. These gladiolus are summer blooming large flowered hybrids - could well be 'Priscilla', the colouration seems to match to photos though it's not one I know personally - which are derived from various South African species wheras G. communis is a European species with quite small pink flowers. The byzantinus subspecies is fairly common in gardens and has even naturalised in the UK. Here's an example: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aphperspective Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks John/Jansos the blooms do seem allot more "blousy" than the ones I normally grow (unmarked bag of corms from a friend). They hold themselves very upright as well without staking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jansos Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 16 hours ago, John Richmond said: Which shows, I'm afraid, the limitations of the app. These gladiolus are summer blooming large flowered hybrids - could well be 'Priscilla', the colouration seems to match to photos though it's not one I know personally - which are derived from various South African species wheras G. communis is a European species with quite small pink flowers. The byzantinus subspecies is fairly common in gardens and has even naturalised in the UK. Here's an example: Ah, that's interesting to know. I thought the app had cracked it! Good to know that facial recognition for plants is still some way off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I have this as gladiolus "priscilla" unless anybody knows another, the flower edges are a very deep pink. In full bloom now. Thanks in advance
Andy.
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