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Sighting 4351297

Tritonia gladiolaris

1 Lined Tritonia at O'Connor, ACT

Tritonia gladiolaris at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Tritonia gladiolaris at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Tritonia gladiolaris at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
Tritonia gladiolaris at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Tritonia gladiolaris 21 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Tritonia gladiolaris 20 Oct 2020 natureguy
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii x Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba 20 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii x Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba 20 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Unidentified 16 Oct 2020 ConBoekel

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If this is confirmed a weed I will go back and grub it out.

6 comments

RWPurdie wrote:
   20 Oct 2020
It is a weed, so worth grubbing out.
ConBoekel wrote:
   20 Oct 2020
No worries. Today I found a second larger patch which I will do as well.
natureguy wrote:
   20 Oct 2020
I'm pretty sure this is Tritonia gladiolaris rather than Freesia's. We have these and Freesias growing in our garden and these are flowering now, whereas Freesias are finished flowering. Flowers look and smell different to Freesias and this plant looks much more like Tritonia with the lines in the flowers and taller stems and leaves.
ConBoekel wrote:
   20 Oct 2020
Thanks. Can I assume that Tritonia gladiolaris is an exotic weed and that, whatever its name, grubbing the two patches out would be a good thing?
RWPurdie wrote:
   21 Oct 2020
Yep - the Tritonia is also an exotic weed. Both it and the Freesia can produce 'baby' bulbs/corms in the soil (can't recall which they have) so you'll need to try to get all these as well - each bulb/corm will usually have at least a tiny leaf growing from it.
RWPurdie wrote:
   21 Oct 2020
Natureguy - you're correct, the photo is of Tritonia, though both Tritonia and Freesia are present in the area. The Freesia was flowering in early September.

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