Gladiolus liliaceus

Plant Characteristics
Habit		bulbous
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Scientific Names

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Flowering plant in the Gladiolus genus.

Read about Gladiolus liliaceus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gladiolus liliaceus (Gladiolus grandis, Thunb., G. versicolor, Andr.). Corm, globose, with coverings of thick wiry fibers: st. slender, ft. or less, terete: lvs. about 3, terete, strongly ribbed, 1 ½ ft. or less long: fls. 6 or less in a lax 1-sided spike, 3 in. long, with a curved tube; segms. nearly equal, oblong-lanceolate and cuspidate, as long as the tube and twice longer than the stamens, recurved and often wavy, yellowish or creamy, tinged and striped with purple-brown, especially on the keel: caps, oblong, 1 ½ in. long; seeds winged. S. Afr. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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