Flora Detail

Common Name Painted Lady
Family Iridaceae
Date Observed 03-10-2022
Category Bulbs/Rhizomes
Catalogue No. 7760RG
Flowering Time Spring
Colour White to Grey
Locations Observed
Estuary
Koppie
Nature Reserve
Small Holding Few,Many
Village
Greater Rooiels

Gladiolus debilis

Information

Little painted lady, Afr. kalkoentjie

This little painted lady flowered abundantly three years after the veldfire of 2019. She prefers rocky sandstone and provides a tantalizing “landing strip” to point out to pollinators where there is nectar to be found.