Long Tubed Painted Lady
Common name
Long Tubed Painted Lady
Scientific Name
Gladiolus angustus
Type of plant
Bulbs or Corms
About this weed
This pretty weed grows to 60 cm tall and produces white or cream wavy petaled flowers with a pinkish tinge. Like other Gladiolus it originated from South Africa and was introduced as a garden plant.
Description
This perennial grows to about 0.6 m in height. It flowers in late spring on long stems and dies back in summer. The corms sprout following autumn and winter rains and are dispersed by water and soil movement. The flower may possibly set seed. Generally it can survive fire.
Impact on Bushland
If left will spread over bushland and impact on native plant communities.
Location
Found in a few places in the South-West Province. It prefers sand, sandy clay, wet soil and disturbed land. It is found on road verges, wastelands and in the bushland along the Swan River and as far south as Albany.
Priority for removal
High: major threat to the conservation values of bushland if it becomes established.
Management (hand)
Not available.
Management (herbicide)
Spot spray metsulfuron methyl 0.2 g/15 L + Glyphosate 1% + Pulse® in degraded sites. Read the manufacturers’ labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. Optimal spraying months are July and August.
Flowering month/s
October, November
Flower colour/s
Yellow, Pink, Cream
Information source
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1518
Additional information
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/weeds/swanweeds/
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. and Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia, Second Edition, The Weeds Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park, Western Australia.
