Durbanville Nature Reserve – Painted Lady Gladiolus – 9 – Making Picture-Perfect Memories for life

Description:

Gladiolus carneus is a perennial, 25-60 cm, with narrowly sword-shaped leaves; bears funnel-shaped, pink or white flowers, often with dark pink markings on the lower tepals, with a tube 20-40 mm long that is about as long as the upper tepal.

Their flowering season is from October to December.

Habitat:

Gladiolus carneus are mainly found on sandstone, often in damp sites in the Southwestern and Southern Cape.

Painted Lady Gladiolus, *Gladiolus carneus*, Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville, South Africa

Location: Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville, South Africa
Date Taken: 2020-10-25
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens: Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-200 mm 3-5.6 IS
Exposure Program: Manual
Image Quality: RAW
F-Stop: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-100
Focal Length: 35 mm
Metering Mode: Spot Metering
Handheld
Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS6
Photographer: Coreen Kuhn
Information: Field Guide to Fynbos by John Manning

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