Simplified view off

Gladiolus dalenii

Garden, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 27/05/2011, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Naturalised among marram and wattle (Acacia sophorae) in rear dunes.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 13/06/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Download PDF Comment on factsheetFind in plant lists

iNaturalist NZ View observations Biota of NZ Click here to view NZ Flora Click here to view Herbarium View AVH specimens Donate Support NZPCN

Common names

gladiolus

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Simplified description

Flowers in NZ in May-June (winter)

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Yellow

Distribution

Localised in wild in NZ, usually as garden discard, but becoming more common.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Gladiolus

Family

Iridaceae

Authority

Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel

Synonyms

Gladiolus natalensis

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1975

Origin

Africa, Arabia. Long known in New Zealand as G. natalensis Reinw. ex Hook. f.

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Propagation technique

Corms from garden waste and earth moving. May be spreading by seed?

Other information

Etymology

gladiolus: From the Latin gladiolus ‘short sword’ which the leaf shape resembles.

Search flora