Iridaceae
Ever-flowering gladiolus
Gladiolus tristis
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Gladiolus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 圆叶唐菖蒲, 灰白唐菖蒲
- English
- Ever-flowering gladiolus, Marsh Afrikaner
Synonyms
- Gladiolus aestivalis Ingram
- Gladiolus concolor Salisb.
- Gladiolus flavidus Ingram
- Gladiolus fulvescens Ingram
- Gladiolus spiralis Pers.
- Gladiolus tristis subsp. spiralis (Pers.) Maire & Weiller
- Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis (Ingram) G.J.Lewis
- Gladiolus tristis var. concolor (Salisb.) Baker
- Gladiolus tristis var. odorus Thunb.
- Gladiolus tristis var. tristis
- Gladiolus versicolor var. longifolius Ker Gawl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.