Gladiolus Flower Etymology. Gladiolus n wild iris. Also called sword lilies gladioli are easy to grow and available with plain ruffled or frilly blooms.
The Old English form of the word was gladdon. You can figure out how this flower got its name just by looking at it. Most are hardy to USDA Zone 7 although the nanus species is a hardy gladiolus that overwinters to Zone 5.
Gladiolus Green Star Why we love it.
Jun 15 2021 A member of the Iridaceae family plants in the genus Gladiolus also go by the name flag flower and sword lily. Jul 23 2020 Coined by Pliny the Elder a Roman naturalist and author of Naturalis Historia gladiolus literally means small sword referring to the sword-like leaves of the gladiolus species Pliny knew. Nov 18 2019 Not only are flowers beautiful but they can have so much meaning behind them too. 1000 from Latin gladiolus wild iris sword-lily.