The Marsh Afrikaner, still one of my all time favorites not only in the Genus but in the geophyte world as a whole. The large creamy white fragrant flowers are borne on thin wiry stalks to 3’ tall. Tall, arching spires of moonlight-yellow blooms release an intoxicating clove-and-vanilla fragrance that perfumes the evening air. Easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and utterly romantic — a must for any garden that loves a little magic after sunset.
Native to the misty winter-rainfall meadows and sandy flats of South Africa’s Cape, where they sway in the twilight breeze among grasses and wildflowers, they bring that same wild romance to the garden. Easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and utterly enchanting — a must for any garden that loves a little magic after sunset.
These are seed grown from my own stock and can have variable mahogany striping in the throats. It’s very hardy having been in the collection at illahe here at the nursery for decades and survived temperatures down to 12 degrees F. If you are only going to grow one Gladiolus, this should be the one!
The Marsh Afrikaner, still one of my all time favorites not only in the Genus but in the geophyte world as a whole. The large creamy white fragrant flowers are borne on thin wiry stalks to 3’ tall. Tall, arching spires of moonlight-yellow blooms release an intoxicating clove-and-vanilla fragrance that perfumes the evening air. Easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and utterly romantic — a must for any garden that loves a little magic after sunset.
Native to the misty winter-rainfall meadows and sandy flats of South Africa’s Cape, where they sway in the twilight breeze among grasses and wildflowers, they bring that same wild romance to the garden. Easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and utterly enchanting — a must for any garden that loves a little magic after sunset.
These are seed grown from my own stock and can have variable mahogany striping in the throats. It’s very hardy having been in the collection at illahe here at the nursery for decades and survived temperatures down to 12 degrees F. If you are only going to grow one Gladiolus, this should be the one!
