Gladiolus bonaspei
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Native to the southwestern Cape province of South Africa, particularly the Cape Point area, Gladiolus bonaspei is a cormous geophyte growing on sandy flats and slopes within fynbos vegetation. Its stems bear 2 to 7 orange, occasionally yellow, flowers, whose colour lightens slightly toward yellow-orange tones as blooming progresses. Long known under several synonyms, including Homoglossum merianellum, the species may eventually be reclassified as Gladiolus merianellus. It thrives in well-drained sandy soil and full sun, growing actively through winter and resting dry through the summer dormancy period.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Section :Linearifolus / linearifolus
- Native to :Afrique du Sud (Cape Peninsula)
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)