Gladiolus Gracilis - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Sprouting Seeds

Gladiolus Gracilis - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Sprouting SeedsGladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus (plural gladioli, gladioluses or sometimes gladiolas). The genus is distributed in Mediterranean Europe, Asia, Tropical Africa and South Africa. The centre of diversity of the genus is located in the Cape

these majestic plants are only found in a small portion of the United States

This Lentil is light green in colour

bearing clusters of pale yellow tubular flowers

usually white

These range in length from 20 to 70 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide

Most are dry-season or winter deciduous

large round seed heads

they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone

It is also eaten as sprouts

The leaves are dull or grey-green in colour

The flowers are 2

and is covered on the outside with thick