| Description | A tender bulb (corm) with star shaped white flowers having a purple center. |
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| Pronunciation | (ass-ih-DAN-ther-ah)(BY-kol-or)(mur-ee-EL-ay) |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist well drained |
| Temperature | hardy to 25 degrees F |
| Flowers | star shaped, fragrant, white with purple throat |
| Leaves | sword-like ribbed green leaves, |
| Stems | geophyte organ a corm |
| Dimensions | 24-36 inches tall |
| Maintenance | Plant corms 5 inches deep 8 inches apart. Harvest corms in the fall, dry, clean carefully, and store at 55-68 °F (13-20°C) with some ventilation |
| Propagation | corms |
| Native Site | Native to Ethiopia. |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Gladiolus callianthus) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), North Carolina State University fact sheet (web) |
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