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Gladiolus cardinalis
Also called Waterfall Gladiolus, Waterfall Lily
Gladiolus cardinalis, commonly called the waterfall lily, is a species of cormous flowering plant endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa.
It's also called the New Year lily (Nuwejaarsblom in Afrikaans) and cardinal red sword lily.
Gladiolus cardinalis is found on the side of waterfalls in the south-western mountains of the Western Cape.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gladiolus cardinalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
