Iridaceae
Gladiolus cardinalis
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Gladiolus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Nuwejaarsblom
- Chinese
- 深红唐菖蒲, 绯红唐菖蒲
- German
- Kardinals-Gladiole
Synonyms
- Gladiolus speciosus Eckl.
Flowers
- In flower
- December to January (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- CornflagGladiolus daleniiIridaceae
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- Ever-flowering gladiolusGladiolus tristisIridaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.