gladiolus from latin the diminutive of gladiu a sword is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family

arrangement bloom blossom bouquet bud bunch called close color colorful cormous diminutive easter family field flora floral flower flowering flowers fresh garden genus gift gladioli gladiolus gladiu grow growth iridaceae iris latin leaf lily love orange organism perennial petal petals pink plant plants plural poisonous romance season seasonal shrub spring summer sword tulip tulips usually vascular woody yellow