Gladiolus_murielae
Gladiolus murielae
Species of flowering plant
Gladiolus murielae is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi.[2] It has been given a number of English names, including Abyssinian gladiolus and fragrant gladiolus.[3] It was formerly placed in the genus Acidanthera.[1]
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.[4]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
Hardiness: Zones 7–10 (6b with deep planting and mulching)