gladioli

appearance bearing blades branches brown brownish capsules coloured containing contrasting corms cream cruciform dehiscent enveloped expanding fibrous flower flowers garden generally gladioli globose green grooved grow hybridisation inflorescences layers leaf leathery leaves light longitudinal longitudinally lowest markings narrower orange perhaps petals pink producing purple ranging red reddish round seeds selection shaped shortened species spectacular spikes spoon stems structure subtended sword symmetrical tepal tepals termed these towards variously white winged