10 GLADIOLUS AQUAMONTANUS SEEDS - INDIGENOUS SOUTH AFRICAN IN SOUTH AFRICA

Gladiolus aquamontanus  Seeds     Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely-used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus (plural gladioli or gladioluses). The genus Gladiolus contains about 260 species, of which 250 are native to sub-Saharan Africa, mostly South Africa. About 10 species are native to Eurasia. There are 160 species of Gladiolus endemic in southern Africa and 76 in tropical Africa. The fragrant flower spikes are large and one-sided. They make very good cut flowers. Gladiolus aquamontanus is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province where it can be found growing along perennial mountain streams and on wet cliffs from the Swartberg Mountains to Blesberg. It grows to 1 meter tall from a corm that looks similar to an erect rhizome. The leaves are arranged in a fan. In summer it sends up a drooping stem with mauve-pink flowers that are marked with dark purple streaks. On offer is a pack of 10 Seeds We will supply you with all the germination & care instructions. Click Here To View Our Complete Indigenous South African Seed Catalog We Have More Gladiolus Species For Sale - Click Here To See Them All