Gladiolus communis

Gladiolus communis
G. communis, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Ixioideae
Tribe: Ixieae
Genus: Gladiolus
L.
Species: G. communis
Binomial name
Gladiolus communis
L.[1]

Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to temperate northern Africa, western Asia and southern Europe, and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.[3]

It is a vigorous cormous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall with linear leaves and bright pink flowers in spring. Two subspecies are identified:

In cultivation the latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

  1. "Gladiolus communis". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=plant/gladiolus-communis
  4. "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
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