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Gladiolus communis
Also called Eastern Gladiolus
Gladiolus communis is a vigorous corm-forming perennial with linear leaves and bright pink spring flowers, growing up to about 1 m tall. It is grown mainly as a hardy garden plant, and the subspecies byzantinus is the one usually sold for gardens.
Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus, or common corn-flag, 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, and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.
It is a vigorous cormous herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall with linear leaves and bright pink flowers in spring. Two subspecies are identified:
Gladiolus × byzantinus · Dragon's Head Lily · Italian gladiolus · Acidanthera · Gladioli
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gladiolus communis 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.
