(Gladiola, Plum Tart Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large deep purple blooms line the tall flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula....

(Gladiola, Prinses Margaret Rose Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Relatively small blooms with showy orange and yellow hues line the tall flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean...

(Gladiola, Priscilla Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large chalk-white, magenta-rimmed blooms with pale butter-yellow throats line the tall flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa, but other species are from...

(Gladiola, Robinetta Gladiola, Sword Lily)

One of the so-called Ramosus Hybrids, this 1958 introduction bears vivid deep magenta flowers with white streaking. Less familiar than the large-flowered Grandiflora glads, Ramosus Hybrids are relatively small, cold-hardy, early-blooming cultivars that trace their ancestry to several of the more than 250 Gladiolus species, including G. cardinalis and G. oppositiflorus. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous...

(Gamini® Tom Gladiola, Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Pretty and petite, 'Tom' bears dazzling red flowers perfect for cutting and bringing indoors. It is one of the Glamini® Series glads, noted for brightly hued flower spikes on compact sturdy stems. The blooms are full size and the spikes do not require staking. Recently introduced by For Ever U.A. of Holland, Glamini® Series glads are complex hybrids that trace their ancestry to some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms...

(Gladiola, Sword Lily, White Prosperity Gladiola)

Large, pure white, slighty ruffled blooms line the tall flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean and...

(Gladiola, Sword Lily, Wine and Roses Gladiola)

Large pastel-pink flowers with burgundy throats line the tall flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean...

(Gamini® Gladiolus, Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

Pretty and petite, Glamini® Series glads are noted for brightly hued flower spikes on compact sturdy stems. The blooms are full size and the spikes do not require staking. Recently introduced by For Ever U.A. of Holland, Glamini® Series glads are complex hybrids that trace their ancestry to some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa,...

(Gladiolus, Painted Lady)

An old garden favorite, the painted lady gladiolus is planted for its lovely blooms and is a hybrid parent of many newer gladiolus cultivars. Native to South Africa, this bulbous, clump-forming tender perennial inhabits sloped grasslands and areas, often with sandy loam soils. It naturalizes easily and has become weedy in some parts of the world, including Australia.

Clumps of long, sword-shaped rise from the ground and are equitant, which means they overlap and unfold like a fan. Both the leaves...

(Cornflag, Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

An old garden favorite, cornflag is planted for its lovely spikes of deep magenta blooms. Native to Spain and northwest Africa, this bulbous, clump-forming tender perennial naturally inhabits dry grass and shrub lands. It is used in hybridization of new gladiolus varieties and naturalizes easily. In fact, has become naturalized in many tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.

The leaves are long, sword-shaped and in an equitant arrangement, which means they overlap and unfold like a fan. Both...