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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Gladiolus MM 03-03

Seed parent: Gladiolus cardinalis
Pollen parent: Gladiolus tristis

Gladiolus cardinalis is a beautiful red flower with white markings. Unfortunately, I lost the species years ago, but still have this hybrid. I was hoping for a flower that has the color of G. cardinalis but the size of G. tristis. I didn't get it.

MM 03-03a

at 9:43 PM

2 comments:

  1. WolfmanOctober 25, 2020 at 2:35 PM

    Did you do both the forward and the reziprocal crossing, and if so, what were the results; also, did you backcross any of these primary hybrids onto G. cardinalis ? I am planning to hybridize with that species, would be of interest to know how its colour & markings are inherited. Cheers, Florian

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  2. AnonymousMarch 13, 2021 at 9:48 PM

    Hi, Florian. I'm really sorry I didn't reply to your earlier. Unfortunately, that was the only hybrid I made with G. cardinalis, and I have not reacquired the species since then. Sorry I can't help, and I would be very interested to hear how your hybrids turn out. --Mike

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