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Tritonia gladiolaris
Also called Lined Tritonia
Lined Tritonia (Tritonia gladiolaris) is a South African tuberous perennial in the iris family with gladiolus-like flowers. It grows from corms and does best in full sun with well-drained soil and a dry rest period.
Tritonia gladiolaris is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Tritonia. The plant is native to KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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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.
