Pollen parent: Gladiolus patersoniae
A marvelous cross! Each plant has a different mix of pastel colors. These flowers have the height and bud count of G. tristis, making them twice the size of many of my other Glad hybrids. I feel like this is the right direction for my Gladiolus breeding.
MM 15-83a
MM 15-83b
MM 15-83c
MM 15-83e. Wow, this has a very nice color and very complex markings.
MM 15-83f. Beautiful pale peach upper tepals with thin purple veins, and a huge splash of strawberry red below. When I first saw this one I nicknamed it "strawberry surprise." I am extremely pleased with it.
MM 15-83g. Another fantastic flower, even more vivid than its sibling above. If that one is "strawberry surprise," then this one must be "cranberry surprise." The flower stalk is relatively large and robust, and the colors are lovely. Out of all the Gladiolus hybrids I've raised, I think this may be my favorite.
MM 15-83h
The flowers open with a bit more yellow on the lower tepals (top flower), and then it fades gradually (lower flowers).
MM 15-83i
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