Glads
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Glads
- From: M* D* C*
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 09:54:52 -0400
At 12:59 AM 7/17/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>The plant I asked about is, again accdg to DG, a true gladiolus. They call
>it Gladiolus nanus, and say it is hardy throughout the US. Grows 1-1/2 ft
>tall, is NOT fragrant, and comes in a gorgeous red color with a white edge
>called 'Atom'
Okay, that was where I got confused. The plant the catalogues usually call
Hardy Glads is not what you were referring to. Yours IS the 'usual', true
glad. The variety 'Atom' is an older variety; I think from the 40's. You
are right; it doesn't look like others in its species (Gladiolus nana).
There is a site where they sell several of the older cultivars, including
'Atom'...I think it is George Africa's colleague in Ann Arbor. George, do
you have the website address again?
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
