Gladiolus dalenii

Gladiolus dalenii

''Gladiolus dalenii'' is one of the most widely distributed species of gladiolus, ranging from eastern South Africa and Madagascar throughout tropical Africa and into western Arabia. It is the main parental species of the large flowering grandiflora hybrids. This species is also unusual in its genus in including diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid races. The hybrids produced from it are often tetraploids.
Maid-of-the-Mist in Chyulu Hills, Kenya  Geotagged,Gladiolus dalenii,Kenya,Summer

Appearance

It produces five tall flower spikes of yellow to scarlet flowers, often streaked red over a yellow ground color, generally with a yellow throat.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusGladiolus
SpeciesG. dalenii
Photographed in
Kenya