Gladiolus exilis


Quick Characteristics:

Flower Colors: blue
Climate: winter rain climate
 

Gladiolus exilis G.J.Lewis is a fall-blooming, winter-growing species from the mountains of the Western Cape where it grows in clay loam in fynbos. Growing from 25-45 cm tall, it has white to pale blue fragrant flowers with dark streaks on the lower tepals. It looks similar to Gladiolus gracilis. Photos from iNaturalist taken by Peter Thompson in the Western Cape in May and shared under a CC BY-NC license.

Gladiolus exilis, Peter Thompson, iNaturalist, CC BY-NCGladiolus exilis, Peter Thompson, iNaturalist, CC BY-NC


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