Gladiolus flanaganii is a Gladiolus species found in cliffs of the Drakensberg in Natal, South Africa.[1]
This is a flower with a two inch wide, red blooming opening on short spikes. As many as seven flowers can appear on each spike. It is summer blooming and tolerant of summer water before going dormant in late summer.
The species was named flanaganii in commemoration of Henry George Flanagan a botanist from the Eastern Cape.[2]
It is sometimes called “Suicide Lily” due to it growing against cliffs, which can be dangerous.[3]
Gladiolus flanaganii is a Gladiolus species found in cliffs of the Drakensberg in Natal, South Africa.
This is a flower with a two inch wide, red blooming opening on short spikes. As many as seven flowers can appear on each spike. It is summer blooming and tolerant of summer water before going dormant in late summer.
The species was named flanaganii in commemoration of Henry George Flanagan a botanist from the Eastern Cape.
It is sometimes called “Suicide Lily” due to it growing against cliffs, which can be dangerous.
Gladiolus flanaganii es una especie de gladiolo originaria de los acantilados de las montañas Drakensberg en KwaZulu-Natal entre Lesoto y Sudáfrica.[1]
Es una planta herbácea, perenne, geófita que alcanza un tamaño de 0.35 - 0.6 m de altura a una altitud de 2500 - 3050 metros.
Gladiolus flanaganii fue descrita por Baker in Harv. y publicado en Fl. Cap. 6: 530 1897.[2][3][4]
Gladiolus: nombre genérico que se atribuye a Plinio y hace referencia, por un lado, a la forma de las hojas de estas plantas, similares a la espada romana denominada "gladius". Por otro lado, también se refiere al hecho de que en la época de los romanos la flor del gladiolo se entregaba a los gladiadores que triunfaban en la batalla; por eso, la flor es el símbolo de la victoria.[5][6]
flanaganii: epíteto
Gladiolus flanaganii es una especie de gladiolo originaria de los acantilados de las montañas Drakensberg en KwaZulu-Natal entre Lesoto y Sudáfrica.
Gladiolus flanaganii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Diên vĩ. Loài này được Baker mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1897.[1]
Gladiolus flanaganii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Diên vĩ. Loài này được Baker mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1897.
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