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» CarolWallace - My bias
You hit one of my own biases on the nose - I HATE gladiolus. When my dad died I specified that the floral arrangement we sent be anything but - and of course the arrangement came and was ALL gladiolus. Around here they seem to be the mandatory flower for funeral arrangements, and having grown up in the funeral business I have had more than my fill.But you're right about the smaller ones. I dolike them - I just try to think of them as something else. ;-)
-- posted by CarolWallace
» JaneHollis - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by CarolWallace:My mother has exactly the same feelings about gladiolus - her father used to plant them in rigid rows in the back garden when she was a child. But I have persuaded her to plant some of the smaller ones!
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» CarolWallace - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by JaneHollis:But I have always loved the peacock orchids that are sometimes called Abyssinian gladiolus. Great scent and very graceful flowers - not the stiff soldiers that we think of when we think of glads.
-- posted by CarolWallace
» Gay_Klok - Re: Re: My bias
In response to message posted by CarolWallace:The Arum lily which is so beautiful is also connected with funerals or/and graves in Australia. I loved them when a child, used to pretend the yellow was a lipstick!
The red Salvia was used in many suburban gardens as a long row or brilliant red next to the cyclone front fence. Or as two rows on either side of the path to the front door. I dislike them
There are a few plants that I like en masse but not individually
Liked the article, Jane
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» CarolWallace - Re: My bias
In response to message posted by Gay_Klok:And I get so tired of going to the nurseries for interesting annuals only to see the same array - petunias, pansies, red salvia, impatiens, geraniums of the peralgonium type and dusty miller. There's nothing really wrong with them but there are so many other great annuals around - I yearn for a bit of variety.
-- posted by CarolWallace
» Gay_Klok - Re: Re: My bias
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