Flora Detail
| Common Name | Painted Lady, Autumn pypie |
| Family | Iridaceae (Irises and Allies) |
| Date Observed | 19-09-2022 |
| Category | Bulbs/Rhizomes |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 7750RG |
| Flowering Time | Summer |
| Colour | Pink to Mauve |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | Few |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | Few |
| Village | Few |
| Greater Rooiels | Many |
Gladiolus carneus
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Painted Lady, Autumn pypie
Gladiolus carneus are pink or white, often with dark markings on the lower tepals as “landing strip” for pollinators. The cormous geophytes grow on sandstone slopes, often in wet areas. The “painted ladies” flower prolifically after a veldfire and are pollinated by long-tongued flies. Hikers have observed many of them on Rooiels Mountain three years after the last fire - this lady is beautiful.
