Gladiolus rehmannii flower

The flower of Gladiolus rehmannii may also be as spotted as the one in picture, found in grassland west of Lydenburg during the rainy season in January. The pointed, pale yellow to creamy patches on the lower tepals are similar to what is seen on some of these plants. Note the two almost continuous, parallel lines of spots up the centre of some tepals, especially the outer ones.

The spots on the outside of the tepals on the emerging bud at the top of the picture are darker than those on the inside surfaces of the open flower.