Tiny flowers on this wild Gladiolus species growing in its wild habitat in Ancuabe, northern Mozambique. On temporarily wet soil mixed with quartz pebbles. Gladiolus atropurpureus
A species of Iris native to the Mountains of Swaziland and northeastern South Africa. It has come into gardening as the Angel's Fishing Rod. University of B.C. Botanical Gardens, Vancouver.
Under names such as Cape Tulip, this member of the Iris Family has traveled from its native range in southwestern Africa to gardens such as here at the University of B.C., Vancouver.
Sisyrinchium vaginatum Spreng. IRIDACEAELocal: Lago Sul, Braslia, Brasil.Ref.: Dias, E.B.A. & Cavalcanti, T.B. Iridaceae. In. Cavalcanti, T.B. e Batista, M.F. Flora do Distrito Federal, Vol. 8. Embrapa, 2010.