Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus. The genus is distributed in Mediterranean Europe, Asia, Tropical Africa and South Africa. Gladiolus is one of the most widely cultivated cut flowers across the globe. They are available in so many colours and varieties. This has immensely attracted my attention and i had a variety of them in my garden while residing in Bangalore. This photograph was taken during the Dussehra flowers show in Mysore during 1st October 2011.
