Iridaceae

Goldblotch gladiolus

Gladiolus papilio Hook.f.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus

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Goldblotch gladiolus (Gladiolus papilio) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 紫金唐菖蒲, 金斑紫唐菖蒲
English: Goldblotch gladiolus

Synonyms

Gladiolus brachyscyphus Baker
Gladiolus purpureoauratus Hook.f.
Gladiolus schlechteri Baker
Gladiolus spathulatus Baker

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.