GLADIOLUS DALENII
Author:
Petrus Cornelius Van Geel, 1828
Family:
IRIDACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Sert. Bot. 2(1): 18 (1829)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6 Centimetres
Height:
60 (90) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Watsonia natalensis Eckl. 1827.
Gladiolus cooperi, Baker.
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. 1830.
Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook. 1831.
Gladiolus quartinianus A. Rich. 1851.
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Gladiolus dracocephalus Hook. f. 1871.
Gladiolus garnierii Klatt 1872.
Gladiolus ignescens Bojer, 1876.
Gladiolus dalenii subsp. andongensis, Goldblatt.
Gladiolus dalenii subsp. welwitschii, Goldblatt.
This member of the Iridaceae family was given this name by Petrus Cornelius Van Geel in 1828. It is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. it is growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The bulb will grow to six centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 60 centimetres in height, 90 with the inflorescence with the yellow and orange to red flowers.
The genera name means 'little sword', referring to the leaves. The species is named after the Dutch botanist Cornelius Dalen. A pair of growing plants from Somethingovertea.wordpress.com.
Flower
Yellow / Orange - Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
