Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Gladiolus undulatus

Flowers. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, weed at Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Plants. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, weed at Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

'Bulbs' and bulblets. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, weed at Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT

Common name

Wild Gladiolus

Family

Iridaceae

Where found

Woodland, grassy areas, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites, coastal environs, near streams, and swamps. Mostly Sydney area. Occasionally elsewhere. Doubtfully naturalised in the ACT.

Notes

Introduced perennial herb to 1.4 m high, arising annually from underground 'bulbs'. Produces bulbils. Flower stalks hairless. Leaves alternating up the stems, mainly clustered close to the bases of the stems, 25–75 cm long, 5–20 mm wide, linear and sword-shaped, parallel-veined, basal sheaths deep purple. 1 or 2 small leaves higher up the stems. Flowers white to cream, often tinged or marked with pink, blue-green, green, or pale yellow, 50–145 mm long, with a funnel-shaped tube and 6 lobes. Flowers in 3–8-flowered clusters. Flowering: October–January

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Gladiolus~undulatus  (accessed 28 Spetember, 2021)