Here’s a fun combination this week with Gladiolus byzantinus ‘Cruentus’ mingling with Baptisia alba. The European native glads, such as this and Gladiolus italicus are the earliest gladiolus to flower in our climate.
Glad Baptising
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Gorgeous. Do you know why its name is ʻCruentusʻ?
It would be interesting to know, but we haven’t had the time to go down that rabbit hole yet.