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I don't know much about flowers, but I think your friend is right and that is a Gladiola. If you like to share your photos on the internet you can upload them to a free hosting site(and actually this one pays you for other people viewing the photos, it takes a lot of views to get much though) and you get links for posting the photos on boards, etc., so you could have uploaded more of your photos to this hosting site and then put the links in your discussion by pasting them in. They also have them available in their public galleries which can increase your views, but it also means the photos(which don't have to your own) can be seen by others on the net. If you are interested you can join the site with my referral:

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i saw a different photo of gladiola flower over here on the net and it does not look like that. so i was made to believe that gladiola flower has many kinds. that's a great capture by the way.

this ressembles gladioli - i am not sure though. may be, its another variety of the same flora. the pic looks good in the greens, the orangish red color stands out.

thanx for sharing.

The post shows you have a great passion towards photography.Iam not aware what flower it is but it looks beautiful ..i just enjoy the flowers beauty and have seen some wild flowers look stunning and much beautiful than the ones we grow in our homes.