Gladiolus densiflorus

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Gladiolus densiflorus Baker is a species found in the lowveld and coast of eastern southern Africa. It grows to about 1 m in open grassland, usually on deep soils in high (summer) rainfall areas. It has small, short tubed, cream, greenish, pink, mauve, slate-grey or occasionally orange flowers that are usually minutely speckled with pink to purple spots. Photo taken by Rod Saunders.