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I had also thought a similarity to Freesia based on the grouping of the flower buds, but have never grown any apart from florists varieties, so very unfamiliar with them. Thanks for the pointer.

I just had this bulb start to bloom and I don't think it is what it says it should be. It was from PBS 481 - 25 labeled as Gladiolus trichonemifolius. Does anyone have any clues? Plant identifier apps have not helped.

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Jenny

Thanks Dennis - I will look into that further and see if we have a match.

Thanks Diane - I did indeed try that. It was a few years ago and the description at that time said - includes seeds that we otherwise don't offer and come from some special gardens - you may get a surprise or two. This certainly seems to be one of them. I have checked all of the ones they listed.

Here are the leaves and the structure of the inflorescence.

Google lens, Candide and other all gave me different results and none of them seem to be a good fit. I can't tell much about it provenance because it is from a seed I got in a mixed packet from Plant World Seed. That is why I was hoping to get some better starting pointers from this group.

Strap-like leaves. Flowers open towards the end of the day and then close up over night.