{"id":12207,"date":"2020-08-04T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/?p=12207"},"modified":"2020-08-04T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:31:11","slug":"gladiolus-the-august-month-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/gladiolus-the-august-month-flower","title":{"rendered":"Gladiolus: The August Month Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/gladiolus-the-august-month-flower\/#Read_on_to_know_some_interesting_facts_about_Gladiolus\" >Read on to know some interesting facts about Gladiolus:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus is the birth month flower of August, which symbolises integrity, strength and infatuation. It is a genus of about 260 species, native to Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean area. The flower derived its name from the Latin word \u2018Gladiolus\u2019 which means sword, given to its sword-shaped leaves. The flowers feature tall, dramatic stalks of brightly coloured funnel-shaped blossoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus is found in various colours like pink, red, white, yellow, orange, purple, and even green. The meaning of gladiolus varies by colour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red gladiolus stands for love, romance and passion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pink gladiolus flowers are associated with gentle love and romance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yellow gladiolus stands for joy &amp; positive energy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purple gladiolus stands for harm, grace &amp; royalty<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White gladiolus is associated with purity &amp; innocence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_on_to_know_some_interesting_facts_about_Gladiolus\"><\/span><b>Read on to know some interesting facts about Gladiolus:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladioli have also been called xiphium, which originated from the Greek word, xiphios, which also means sword<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally, there were only seven varieties of gladiolus in South Africa. From these seven species, more than 10,000 cultivated varieties exist today<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus are highly resistant to parasites; only assault of the puppies can endanger its breeding during raining days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flowering spike, which springs from the corm, a bulb-like structure, reaches 2-3 feet in height with several funnel-shaped flowers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumption of gladioli can induce symptoms of intoxication in animals and humans, Some varieties of gladioli can induce skin irritation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British &amp; Mediterranean gladiolus plants were also used for medicinal purposes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underground stems were used as poultices &amp; to ease extraction of thorns &amp; splinters from the skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mixture made of dry ground corm and goat\u2019s milk was used in the treatment of colic in babies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus has been a source of inspiration for artists throughout history, including Claude Monet &amp; Vincent Van Gogh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus are associated with fortieth wedding anniversary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus Rag is the name of a rag composed in 1907 by Scott Joplin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus was the word Frank Neuhauser correctly spelt to win the first National Spelling Bee in 1925<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pointy leaves &amp; sharp spike of flowers are rumoured to have the ability to pierce the heart of a loved one<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gladiolus are the traditional choice for memorial arrangements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gladiolus is the birth month flower of August, which symbolises integrity, strength and infatuation. It is a genus of about 260 species, native to Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean area. The flower derived its name from the Latin word \u2018Gladiolus\u2019 which means sword, given to its sword-shaped leaves. 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