Gladiolus Venustus - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Extremely Hot Chilli Peppers reaching a maximum of about

reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water

This species belongs to the Iridaceae (Iris) family

which are about 5 inches in diameter

Sow in spring for summer flowering

yellow and light pink through to magenta and purple

Gladiolus Venustus - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Extremely Hot Chilli Peppers reaching a maximum of aboutGladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family. Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus (plural gladioli, gladioluses or sometimes gladiolas). The genus is distributed in Mediterranean Europe, Asia, Tropical Africa and South Africa. The centre of diversity of the genus is located in the Cape Floristic