Gladiolus

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Gladiolus, native flowering plants of the Mediterranean area and Southern Africa, are one of many popular garden flowers in the Iris family.

Botanists have been cultivating different varieties for hundreds of years, leading to the many different colorful spikes of flowers that now grace gardens everywhere.

Like other iris species, they are also fairly easy to grow. As long as they are set in a sunny patch of well drained soil, they normally sprout like weeds.

In many areas, their stature and colorful flowers compliment a fall garden filled with asters and mums.

© 2009 Patricia A. Michaels