Gladiolus ID wanted

John Grimshaw j.grimshaw@virgin.net
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:07:10 PST
This is Gladiolus watsonioides in its finest form, once known as G. 
mackinderi. It is one of the outstanding plants of Mt Kenya.

I am currently selecting images for my talk 'Switchbacks Yes, Suburbs No: 
Alpines in Tropical Africa' which I'll be presenting at the NARGS Western 
Winter Study Weekend in Medford, Oregon, on Saturday March 6th - more 
details available from: 
http://nargs.org/images/stories/…

Gladiolus watsonioides will be one of the plants I'll be speaking about.

John Grimshaw


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark McDonough" <antennaria@charter.net>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:58 PM
Subject: [pbs] Gladiolus ID wanted


> On the recently initiated North American Rock Garden Society Forum (an 
> online community... try it, it's great!), a Norwegian member took a couple 
> photos of a Gladiolus species he found growing in almost pure volcanic 
> rock a few places on Mt Kenya, and is hoping to get an identification.  I 
> can think of no better place than here to find Gladiolus specialists. 
> Here are two links.
>
> http://nargs.org/smf/index.php/…
> http://nargs.org/smf/index.php/…
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark McDonough
> Massachusetts, USA, near the New Hampshire border, USDA Zone 5
> antennaria@charter.net
> http://www.plantbuzz.com/
>
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