Can you ID this flowering plant?

Factual Questions
1

Photos here, here & here.

It’s blooming here in Georgia. The plant is about 5 feet tall.

2

I’d say that it is some species of Gladiolus.

3

Thanks!

4

I think it might be a Freesia instead.

http://www.ironsnag.com/howtouse.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=freesia+plants&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vgWrU5eYOs2hogT__4LYAg&sqi=2&ved=0CEYQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=911

If you Google Freesia plants and click on images (second link) you can get an idea.

Do the same search with Gladiolus and decide for yourself. They are similar in some ways.

5

I think so too. And a big THANK YOU to Dallas Jones for an interesting web site.

6

Nope, Dallas. Note the gladiolus florets bloom from the bottom of the branch; freesias bloom upward. HUGE size difference as well.

7

“Iridaceae is a family of plants in Order Asparagales, taking its name from the Irises. It includes a number of other well known cultivated plants, such as the Freesia, the Gladiolus and the Crocus.”