Gladiolus Mexicana Mallows Sarracenia 'Abandoned Hope' is a

Sarracenia 'Abandoned Hope' is a huge plant with 2' tall pitchers that start yellow and age to rusty red

resembling a tiny red lizard peeking out of the pitcher

the 2' wide clumps are topped with a splendid display of dark lavender buds

is topped in late spring with a dazzling display of 1' tall pink "brushes

Gladiolus Mexicana Mallows Sarracenia 'Abandoned Hope' is aGladiolus '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