Plant Profile: Gladiolus byzantinus

Taxonomy: Gladiolus byzantinus

Names

Byzantine Gladiolus

  • Photo of Gladiolus byzantinus (Gladiolus byzantinuss)

Phonetic Spelling:glad-ee-OH-lus bih-ZAN-tin-us

Genus:Gladiolus

Species:byzantinus

Family:Iridaceae

In the southern landscape, the Byzantine gladiolus stands out dramatically, delivering vibrant bursts of color during late spring. When it becomes established in grassy areas, its upright, grass-like leaves, measuring half an inch in width, can be mowed in the summer without causing any damage to the plant.

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Gladiolus byzantinus Feature Summary

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Tags

#bulb
#perennial
#herbaceous perennial
#problem for cats
#problem for dogs
#problem for horses

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Gladiolus byzantinus Feature Summary

Flowers
6-parted flowers that grow on one side of a spike (secund).
Fragrant
Good Cut
Showy
Edible
6 petals/rays
Tepals
1-3 inches
Leaves
1/2 inch wide grass-like foliage
Linear
Lanceolate
> 6 inches
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Bulb
Erect
Dense
Clumping
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
Moist
12 inches-3 feet
Less than 12 inches
Coastal
Piedmont
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses

Gladiolus byzantinus Attributes

Gladiolus byzantinus: Country Or Region Of Origin

Southern Europe

Gladiolus byzantinus: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Gladiolus byzantinus: Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Gladiolus byzantinus Flowers

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Description

6-parted flowers that grow on one side of a spike (secund).

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Color

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Pink

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Gladiolus byzantinus: Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Gladiolus byzantinus Leaves

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Description

1/2 inch wide grass-like foliage

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Color

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Green

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Gladiolus byzantinus: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Gladiolus byzantinus: Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Gladiolus byzantinus Whole Plant Traits

Gladiolus byzantinus: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Gladiolus byzantinus: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Gladiolus byzantinus Cultural Conditions

Gladiolus byzantinus: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Gladiolus byzantinus: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Gladiolus byzantinus: Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Gladiolus byzantinus: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Gladiolus byzantinus: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Gladiolus byzantinus Stem

Gladiolus byzantinus: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Gladiolus byzantinus Landscape

Gladiolus byzantinus: Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy