Gladiolus communis

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]

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]

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]

  • G. communis subsp. byzantinus
    G. communis subsp. byzantinus

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. "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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