Gladiolus communis explained

Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus, or common corn-flag,[1] [2] 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,[2] and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.[3]

It is a vigorous cormous herbaceous perennial growing to 1m (03feet) tall with linear leaves and bright pink flowers in spring. Two subspecies are identified:

In cultivation the latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gladiolus Communis . the.botanical-magazine.com . 3 March 2018 . 3 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110056/http://the.botanical-magazine.com/flower/gladiolus-communis . dead.
  2. Web site: Gladiolus communis . rhs.org . 3 March 2018.
  3. Book: Flora of the Isles of Scilly . 1971 . David & Charles.
  4. Web site: Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus AGM . RHS Plant Finder . Royal Horticultural Society . 14 July 2020.
  5. Book: RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants . 2008 . Dorling Kindersley . United Kingdom . 978-1405332965 . 1136.
  6. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . July 2017 . 43 . Royal Horticultural Society . 2 March 2018.

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