Gladiolus cardinalis x (x gandavensis) [#12]
Gladiolus cardinalis x Gladiolus x gandavensis hybrid no.12 in Macarthur’s notebook no.4 in an entry dated 1847. ‘Gladiolus cardinale inflato major [by] Gandavensis. No.12. Rather slender scapes, smallish flowers, pink and yellow with dark purple narrow blotch [on the] anterior lobes. Middling.’ [MP A2948-4].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
History at Camden Park
Not listed in any catalogues.
Notes
A hybrid styled Gladiolus cardinalis x Gladiolus x gandavensis No.12 was also described in notebook no.5 in 1847. ‘Slender scape, smallish flowers indifferent shape. Colour’ [ends here]. [MP A2948-5].
Not listed in any catalogue, this is possibly the same plant described in notebook no 4 under this number.
Published Oct 22, 2009 - 02:45 PM | Last updated Aug 17, 2011 - 02:40 PM
| Family | Iridaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, Camden Park |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gladiolus cardinalis x Gladiolus x gandavensis No.12 |
| Confidence level | high |