Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Bulbs

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Large-flowered Gladiolus is a perennial flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region. It is one of the most widely cultivated ornamental plants in the world, valued for its striking, tall spikes of flowers.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Gladiolus