Gladiolus communis
Gladiolus communis, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus
Species:
G. communis
Binomial name
Gladiolus communis
L.[1]

Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus,[2] or common corn-flag,[3][4] 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,[4] and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.[5]

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:

  • G. communis subsp. communis
  • G. communis subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.

In cultivation the latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Gladiolus communis". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Gladiolus Communis". the.botanical-magazine.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Gladiolus communis". rhs.org. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Flora of the Isles of Scilly. David & Charles. 1971.
  6. ↑ "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  8. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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