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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

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Family Iridaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, Camden Park
Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Gladiolus cardinalis x Gladiolus x gandavensis No.12 
Confidence level high