Gladiolus wilsonii Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Gladiolus wilsonii Seeds

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 excellent cut flowers.

Gladiolus wilsonii grows to 60cm tall.

It has linear leaves and sweetly scented white-cream flowers with a pink flush on the reverse of the upper tepals during spring.

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