Gladiolus Maculatus - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Desert Rose white flowers in Summer

white flowers in Summer

which are about 5 inches in diameter

Looking like miniature scallions or chives with a garlic flavour

In extremely arid conditions

delicate white flower followed by masses of red berries in Summer

Gladiolus Maculatus - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Desert Rose white flowers in SummerGladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). 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