Lucky Discovery

Gladiolus flanaganii, a dwarf species that usually flowers around mid-summer.  Dormant through the winter it survives happily in the dry compost in a pot under the greenhouse bench.  Re-potted and watered in spring and off it goes.  The year - I forgot.  Discovered the pot late July, still bone dry.  The corms were shooting and planted in fresh compost they have grown on untroubled by the extra long rest giving as good a display of flowers as ever.

Monday - Admin day.   Household stuff this morning.  Almost finished the annual report on the Crocus collection this afternoon.  Happy with that.