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Gladiolus italicus
Iridaceae
Gladiolus italicus
Up to 15 pinkish-purple flowers on 1 metre stems over clumps of neat sword-like leaves. Vernally moist sites drying out during summer. Delightful garden plant.
Very small bulbs
Spring Flowering
Picture by Lucarelli at Livorno
Kamares, Rethymno, Crete, Greece 1100m.