Before the introduction of African gladiolus into Europe in the18th century, gladiolus native to Europe was often used as medicine rather than ornamental. The British use its bulb as a plaster, or when pulling out thorns and fragments in the body. The bulb is twisted into mud and mixed with goat's milk, which is an analgesic. Later, with the development of cross breeding and the successful cultivation of modern gladiolus, it gradually entered the garden and eventually became one of the four largest cut flowers in the world.
In the west, gladiolus is the birthday flower in August, and the flower language is "reminiscence" and "infatuation". Sending a bunch of gladiolus is telling the receiver that "you broke it". "
In the eyes of environmentalists, gladiolus is also a sensitive indicator of air pollution. Once fluoride in the air exceeds the standard, its leaves will be damaged and necrotic due to fluoride absorption, so it is widely used in environmental biology research.
There are several kinds of calamus: those born in swamps are mud calamus; Acorus calamus is by the river and the lake; The one born on the stone is Acorus gramineus. Another common orchid in that flower shop is called gladiolus.