Gladiolus varius is 'n meerjarige plant wat tot die genus Gladiolus behoort. Die plant is inheems aan Eswatini en Mpumalanga. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1549-199 http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437964-1