Gladiolus Mexicana Pteris near-white fragrant flowers that delight

near-white fragrant flowers that delight hummingbirds in late summer

Discovered by Julie Loftin near Nashville

simply elegant

The pointed heart-shaped leaves are patterned with distinctive silver markings

Gladiolus Mexicana Pteris near-white fragrant flowers that delightGladiolus '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