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Gladiolus carinatus
Gladiolus carinatus, the blue Afrikaner, is a perennial corm-forming plant from the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa. It grows best in full sun with excellent drainage and a dry rest period.
Gladiolus carinatus, commonly as the blue Afrikaner, is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Gladiolus and is part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gladiolus carinatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
