Sandi, when it comes to flowers, Holland isn't only known by its tulips, but because of the gladiolus's too. Many tulip growers have fields with gladiolus's too. I was told (by a grower) that the gladiolus plant has a flat tuber and multiplies quickly through small tubers that grow on the mother tuber during the growing season. These are also called beads. The beads are planted in the spring. The so-called 'pips' grow from this. When the 'seeds' are planted, they grow into tubers. Think that your gladiolus flower is a 'wild' one. The color is wonderful and very contrasting against its background. A very fine Foofy Friday (F²) contribution!
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I too love gladiolas Sandi - another old fashioned flower I don't see growing very much - I can usually buy bunches of them if I get to a farmer's market. This color is really vivid and looks great.
I have a few insipid coloured ones on my garden but nothing like this vibrant colour.Its a super shot Sandi
Here's a wee story - when I was very young we had 'projects' at school - raising plants and animals . One year my two projects were a pet lamb that lived in the paddock next door and gladioli corms (bulbs). The corms in their very carefully tended bed had just started to sprout their early leaves when one morning I went out to bottle feed the lamb (it was called Barley Sugar !) only to find it already at the back door. It had pushed through the fence, and yes it had eaten the gladdies ! I got good marks for the pet lamb project but not for the plants. I guess it was fortunate they were not one of the many plants toxic to sheep!
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