llustration of Gladiolus palustris by Otto Wilhelm Thomé (1885). [Public Domain]
Genus: Gladiolus
Common Names: gladioli, sword lily
Description coming soon.
Distribution: Africa, Europe, West Asia
Our Selection
Gladiolus × papilio ex 'Ruby'
Description: perennial; a clumping, iris relative from South Africa with blade-like foliage. Mid-summer brings successions of ruby-red flowers on long stalks to 3 ft. tall.
Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.
Gladiolus × papilio 'Ruby's Pink'
Description: perennial; a seedling of G. ex 'Ruby' raised by Wild Ginger Farm of Beavercreek, OR. A clumping, iris relative from South Africa with blade-like foliage. Mid-summer brings long flower stalks to 3 ft. tall covered in pink flowers with magenta guidelines and a flush of yellow in the throats.
Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.