10 Gladiolus carneus Seeds - Sow Autumn ~ Indigenous Bulbs Seeds

Gladiolus carneus Seeds

Gladiolus carneus or "Painted lady" grows to 1m tall.  It has variable flower colours ranging from white to mauve.  It can be with or without markings.  It is an easy plant to grow and is good for cut flowers. The flowers are quite showy.

 Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely-used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus (plural gladioli or gladioluses).

The genus Gladiolus contains about 260 species, of which 250 are native to sub-Saharan Africa, mostly South Africa. About 10 species are native to Eurasia. There are 160 species of Gladiolus endemic in southern Africa and 76 in tropical Africa.

The fragrant flower spikes are large and one-sided. They make very good cut flowers.

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