Gladiolus permeabilis edulis
(Burch.ex Ker Gawl.) Oberm.
Iridaceae
This plant is sometimes considered to be a distinct species, Gladiolus edulis.
Gladiolus edulis Burch.ex Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus remotiflorus Baker
Common Name:
General Information
Gladiolus permeabilis edulis is a perennial plant growing from an underground corm. It produces sword-shaped leaves and a flowering stem up to 50cm tall
The edible corm is sometimes harvested from the wild and consumed locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Southern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, S. Africa
Habitat
Shale slopes and stony ground[
42- Title
- Hardy Bulbs.; Including Half-hardy Bulbs and Tuberous and Fiberous-rooted Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grey. C. H.
- Publisher
- Williams & Norgate.
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Rather dated now, but an immense work on bulbs for temperate zones and how to grow them. Three large volumes.
,
282- Title
- The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manning. J. Goldblatt. P. & Snijman. D.
- Publisher
- Timber Press, Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-547-0
- Description
- Excellent treatment of these plants, with good descriptions, habitat etc. Lots of high quality colour photographs.
]. Mostly in semi-arid areas, usually on sandy soils, in grassland and Acacia woodland[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. Grassy slopes, sandy flats, riverbanks, black turf, limestone areas[
1926- Title
- Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters
- Publication
- Strelitzia 6; 1-681
- Author
- Retief E. & Herman P.P.J.
- Publisher
- National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Year
- 1997
- ISBN
- 1-874907-30-7
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Corm |
| Height | 0.35 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Prefers a sunny sheltered position in a light sandy neutral to slightly acid soil[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Requires a stony gritty loam.
It is said to inhibit the growth of legumes[
54- Title
- How to Enjoy your Weeds.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hatfield. A. W.
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Ltd
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- 0-584-10141-4
- Description
- Interesting reading.
].
Edible Uses
Corm - cooked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
]. The roasted bulb tastes like chestnuts[
2- Title
- Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hedrick. U. P.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- 0-486-20459-6
- Description
- Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -sow thinly in a pot and grow on without transplanting for the first year. Pot up the small bulbs when they are dormant[
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
].
Division. Young corms can be separated from the parent plant and should be planted out 12 cm deep, spaced at 12cm. Deep planting helps the plants stay upright[
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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