Gladiolus viridiflorus

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Gladiolus viridiflorus G.J.Lewis grows on rocky sandstone slopes in the northwest Cape. The first photo was taken by Sheila Burrow of a plant flowering exactly one year from sowing. The second photo from Rachel Saunders was taken near the Pakhuis Pass. Although it grows in many areas, it is small (10-20 cm) and difficult to see and not very common.