Gladiolus speciosus


Quick Characteristics:

Flower Colors: orange
Climate: winter rain climate
 

Gladiolus speciosus Thunb. is found in deep sandy soils in the Northwest and Southwest Cape. It is similar to Gladiolus alatus with 2 to 8 flowers in a spike, orange marked yellow to greenish and hooded over the stamens. One of the distinguishing characteristics is that it is colored yellow on the reverse. The first four photos taken in the western Cape near Darling September 2006 by Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner. The last photo was taken by Andrew Harvie near Bokbaai in the Western Cape.

Gladiolus speciosus, Darling, Bob RutemoellerGladiolus speciosus, Darling, Bob RutemoellerGladiolus speciosus, Darling, Mary Sue IttnerGladiolus speciosus, Bokbaai, Andrew Harvie


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