Gladiolus Flower.

Symbolizing strength and moral integrity. Gladioli also represent infatuation, with a bouquet conveying to a recipient that they pierce the giver's heart with passion. Striking and colourful, with towering stems, this August birth flower and also 40th wedding anniversary flower, evokes the drama of Roman Gladiators ! Actually to me it evokes the sight of the hilarious Dame Edna Everage throwing them out to the audience at the end of the show !