Botany

Gladiolus murielae

Gladiolus murielae is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Mozambique. It has been given a number of English names, including Abyssinian gladiolus, fragrant gladiolus, peacock gladiolus, and peacock orchid. It was formerly placed in the genus Acidanthera as Acidanthera bicolor. It is a cormous perennial growing to 70–100 cm (28–39 in) tall, with linear leaves, and in late summer numerous fragrant white flowers with a maroon (occasionally orange) blotch in the throat, on slender nodding stems. Widely cultivated, it is a common subject in western and southern European gardens, where the corms are lifted every year and stored in frost-free conditions. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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• ▸Canadanthus
• ▸Battle of Chavez Ravine
• ▸Aconitum fischeri

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