Plants of the iris family (8)
I believe the answer is:
gladioli
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">plants of the iris family</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gladioli that I've seen before include "I laid log in the flowers" , "Plant with brightly coloured, funnel-shaped flowers" , "Did the Iliad log out these flowers?" , "bloomers!" , "Garden plants of the iris family" .)