5 Gladiolus longicollis Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Gladiolus longicollis Seeds

Gladiolus longicollis is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape Provinces. Commonly known as Aandblom in Afrikaans this summer growing species grows from 40cm to 80cm tall with two clasping leaves. During summer it sends up a single flower spike with white-cream or yellow flowers that are night scented.

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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