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Gladiolus is the birth flower of August. [21] Gladioli are the flowers associated with a fortieth wedding anniversary. American Ragtime composer Scott Joplin composed a rag called “Gladiolus Rag” [22] "Gladiolus" was the word Frank Neuhauser correctly spelled to win the 1st National Spelling Bee in 1925. [23]
Gladiolus murielae is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi. [2] It has been given a number of English names, including Abyssinian gladiolus, fragrant gladiolus, [3] peacock gladiolus, and peacock orchid. [4] It was formerly placed in the genus Acidanthera. [1]
Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus, [2] or common corn-flag, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to temperate northern Africa, western Asia and southern Europe, from the Mediterranean to the Caucasus, [4] and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.
Gladiolus palustris, common name marsh gladiolus or sword lily, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Gladiolus of the family Iridaceae.The genus name Gladiolus is the Latin diminutive of gladius, a sword, while the specific Latin name palustris, meaning growing in marshes, refers to the alleged environment of this species.
Gladiolus dalenii is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. It is one of the most widely distributed species of Gladiolus, ranging from eastern South Africa and Madagascar throughout tropical Africa and into western Arabia. [1] It is the main parental species of the large flowering grandiflora hybrids.
Gladiolus 'Priscilla' is a cultivar of Gladiolus (Gladiolus x gandavensis, [1]) which has tri-colored flowers. They have a white ruffled flowers with pink edges, and a soft yellow throat. [2] The florets (6 - 7 per stem) are arranged on strong and erect spikes adorned by pointed sword-like leaves.
Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' is a cultivar of 'Gladiolus' (Gladiolus grandiflora), it has large, pure white flowers with ruffled petals, blooming from mid to late summer. It grows from corms and has sword-like leaves. It has flower spikes that can be from 90 cm, [5] [6] to 120 cm tall. [3] [7] They bloom in mid summer, [3] between July–August ...
Gladiolus watsonioides is a medium to high (½–1 m), herbaceous geophyte with sword-shaped leaves, flattened in the plain of the stem, and spikes of red funnel-shaped flowers, that is assigned to the iris family.