Species of flowering plant
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Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus, or common corn-flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to temperate northern Africa, western Asia and southern Europe, from the Mediterranean to the Caucasus, and widely naturalised in frost-free locations elsewhere – such as coastal parts of the southwestern British Isles.
It is a vigorous cormous herbaceous perennial growing to tall with linear leaves and bright pink flowers in spring. Two subspecies are identified:
In cultivation the latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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