Definitive Series "Flowers" - Wild Gladiola - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2019 - 110 Euro Cent

The wild gladioli (Gladiolus palustris), lavishly blooming in white, yellow, red or purple, adorn many allotments, but also - when taken into the apartment - high vases as cut flowers. The wild gladiolus got its name from the Latin term "gladiolus", which means "little sword" and refers to the shape of the leaves. "Palustris" derives from the Latin word "palus" for "marsh". The representatives of the iris family (Iridaceae), also called swordwort or goldensuperweed, can reach stature heights of up to 150 centimeters. Their preferred habitats are moorland and bog forests; It grows on moist, rather nutrient-poor, but base-rich and humus-rich soils. As a perennial marsh plant, it is ideally suited for marginal planting on ponds or in a swamp bed in the allotment garden. It even tolerates temporary dehydration of the soil as well as short flooding. Fertilization, repeated mowing per year, intensive grazing and drainage destroy their habitat.