Unknown bulb

Bruceandmal222

Hi.  This pretty small bulb has appeared underneath my bird feeder. It's similar to a small gladioli  but even smaller. I've not planted anything in that area but We do have a squirrel that like to move things around and possibly it may have arrived that way. 

Fairygirl

It's the perennial one - G. byzantinus

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Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Gladiolus+communis+subsp.+byzantinus&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiXiM-n19_3AhUEBRoKHXi0A8YQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Gladiolus+communis+subsp.+byzantinus&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDDIECCMQJ1AAWABgk88CaAFwAHgAgAGQAYgBkAGSAQMwLjGYAQCqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=Lf1_Yte9L4SKaPjojrAM&bih=579&biw=1280&client=firefox-b-d

Bruceandmal222

Thanks. Hopefully it may bulk up on future.  

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pics

Hostafan1

they grow in the hedgerows in Devon and Cornwall

Bruceandmal222

I think I've seen them growing wild in Spain. It's very pretty. 

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Hostafan1 said:

they grow in the hedgerows in Devon and Cornwall

That must be a sight to see.

Quote  www.....
"Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus is a wildflower from the Mediterranean and is naturalised in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles where is is known as Whisting Jack."