Gladiolus alatus

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Home Plants magnoliophyta liliopsida asparagales iridaceae gladiolus Gladiolus alatus

1760

turkey-chick

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Gladiolus alatus is a species of geophyte from South Africa. Common names include painted ladies, king kalkoentjie and kipkippie. Kalkoentjie means "little turkey" in Afrikaans and refers to the shape of the flower, which resembles a turkey's wattle. It is popular as a garden plant and an important part of the cut flower industry in parts of the world on account of its large and showy orange flowers. ...read more on Wikipedia.

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