Eastern Gladiolus - Gladiolus communis
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Eastern Gladiolus - Gladiolus communis | dylan | Avon Gorge | 5 Nov 2021, 11:31 a.m. | 29 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. | |
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Eastern Gladiolus - Gladiolus communis | dylan | Avon Gorge | 5 Nov 2021, 11:31 a.m. | 29 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread and scattered throughout the South. It is locally common to Western Cornwall. Habitat includes: Mild areas in places such as bulb fields, field margins, roadside verges, rough ground etc. Growing habit: Cormous Perennial. Height: Up to 1 m. Other names include: Common Corn-flag. Introduced from S. Europe by 1596. It is usually a persistent relic of cultivation and was first recorded in the wild in 1862.