Gladiolus hybr rouge

This entry corresponds to a horticultural Gladiolus hybrid with red flowers, whose precise identity is not known with certainty, so the description is limited to the general features of the genus. Gladiolus form a large genus of cormous plants, mainly native to southern Africa and the Mediterranean basin, in the iris family (Iridaceae). They produce upright, narrow, sword-shaped foliage and a flowering stem bearing a one-sided spike of funnel-shaped flowers, red in this case, opening successively from bottom to top. They grow in full sun, on well-drained soil, and the corms generally need lifting and protection from frost in cold climates.