10 Gladiolus saundersii Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Gladiolus saundersii Seeds

Gladiolus saundersii is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. It was previously known as Gladiolus cruentus sensu and Gladiolus spectabilis. It is commonly known as Lesotho Lily as its natural distribution also includes Lesotho. This summer growing species grows to 90cm tall. From summer to autumn it bears large scarlet, bright vermilion or salmon-red flowers with the lower half of the three lower lobes being white.

They make excellent cut flowers!

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.

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