Gladiola (Gladiolus 'Vista')

Gladiolus ‘Vista’ is a hybrid cultivar, meaning it was bred from different Gladiolus species and varieties. Therefore, it doesn’t have a single, definable “native region” in the same way a wild species does.

However, we can trace its ancestry:

* **The genus Gladiolus is primarily native to sub-Saharan Africa, with a high concentration of species in South Africa.** Many of the Gladiolus species used in breeding modern cultivars like ‘Vista’ originated from this region.
* **Some Gladiolus species are also native to Europe and Asia.**

Therefore, while ‘Vista’ itself isn’t native to anywhere, its genetic heritage is overwhelmingly **African, specifically sub-Saharan Africa, with a strong emphasis on South Africa.** Some European and Asian species might also be in its ancestry, but to a lesser degree.

In essence, Gladiolus ‘Vista’ is a product of horticulture, taking the best traits from various species, most of which hail from Africa. So, thinking of it as having *roots* in **sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa** would be accurate.