Three way hybrid, (Gladiolus cardinalis x G. tristis) x Gladiolus x gandavensis no.1, described in Macarthur’s notebook no.4 in 1847.  ‘Scape quite [word indistinct probably short] robust, flowers large, all open at once, petals long and pointed, upper of pale orange and scarlet, slightly striped, under partly yellow, tipped with lake and with dark purple feathered blotches.  Good variety.’  [MP A2948-4].