Gladiolus Mexicana Pteris painted carefully with blue eye

painted carefully with blue eye shadow

5-year-old clump is now 2' (0

near-white fragrant flowers that delight hummingbirds in late summer

compost rich soils

emerging with olive green trifoliate hepatica-like foliage in late fall

Gladiolus Mexicana Pteris painted carefully with blue eyeGladiolus 'Mexicana' is a 1967 hybrid from legendary plant breeder Dr. Robert Griesbach that produces compact and sturdy 3' tall spikes in mid June with highly ruffled butterscotch yellow flowers, each highlighted with large red patterns. As the flowers mature, the two upper petals transform to a salmony peach simply amazing and reliably winter hardy in our trials. We don't know if these will survive north of Zone 7, but let us know if you give them a