Global InformationGladiolus murielae information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Gladiolus |
| Species: | G. murielae
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| Gladiolus murielae Kelway[1]
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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]
- ^ a b c "Gladiolus murielae", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-09-05
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
LaCr12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Evans, Erv, Acidanthera bicolor, Gladiolus callianthus; Abyssinian, Fragrant gladiolus, Sword lily, NC State University, archived from the original on 2007-09-04, retrieved 2007-06-29
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Gladiolus murielae AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.