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 | |
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| Gladiolus communis, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Gladiolus |
| Species: | G. communis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gladiolus communis L.[1]
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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]
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G. communis subsp. byzantinus
References
edit- ^ "Gladiolus communis". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Gladiolus Communis". the.botanical-magazine.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Gladiolus communis". rhs.org. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Flora of the Isles of Scilly. David & Charles. 1971.
- ^ "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2018.