By Hiltonhen
Vale of Glamorgan,
United Kingdom 
Can any one please identify this - it is growing on the grass verge by us, obviously been dumped from someone's garden, but it is absolutely stunning, and I would love to know what it is. It is such a vivid colour, about 2'.6" high. Wondered if it was a type of small gladioli
1 Jun, 2014
Answers
Gladioli byzantianum
1 Jun, 2014
More correctly these days, Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
1 Jun, 2014
agree with Owdboggy lovely gladioli.
1 Jun, 2014
I agree, I have a lot of them in my garden
1 Jun, 2014
Thank you everyone for your help identifying this.
1 Jun, 2014
Dead easy from seed, so wait until that one has ripe pods on it and away you go. Takes about 2 years to flower from sowing.
2 Jun, 2014
Thanks Owdboggy - I will keep my eye on it and collect seeds when it has ripe pods. Keep a look out photos of it growing in my garden in a few years!
2 Jun, 2014
Lovely - I'd like to know too.
1 Jun, 2014