The genus Gladiolus, which belongs to the family Iridaceae, has about twenty species. Approximately thirty thousand cultivars have been produced.

Common varieties

• Friendship
• Spic and Span
• Mansoer Red
• Dr. Fleming
• Peter Pears
• White Friendship

Varieties evolved in India

• Sapna
• Poonam
• Nazrana
• Apsara
• Agnirekha
• Mayur
• Suchithra
• Manmohan
• Manohar
• Muktha
• Archana
• Arun
• Shobha