 |
Gladiolus tristis |
 |
| Common name |
sword lilyl; marsh Afrikaner |
| Family |
iridaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8-11) |
| Flowers |
yellow (spring) |
| Size |
24-36" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature; be patient
detailed seed-starting info below
|
Species native to winter rainfall areas of South Africa, with slender spiraling leaves and creamy yellow flowers with purple markings. Dormant in summer, when it appreciates dry conditions. Some forms are fragrant, especially at night.
|
In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Gladiolus tristis
- Seed from NARGS '18/'19 exchange. Baggy 70F (70%G, 16-34d)
I welcome comments about my web pages; feel free to use the form below to
leave feedback about this particular page. For the benefit of other visitors
to these pages, I will list any relevant comments you leave, and if
appropriate, I will update my page to correct mis-information. Faced with an
ever-increasing onslaught of spam, I'm forced to discard any comments including
html markups. Please submit your comment as plain text. If you have a
comment about the website as a whole, please leave it in my
guestbook. If you
have a question that needs a personal response, please
e-mail me.
|