Hi, I split up the Southern African Gladiolus page on the wiki as it was getting very long. I have added some of Bob Werra's pictures to these pages. Many of them we already have and I hope I identified them all correctly as his notes on the CD had question marks by them. Feel free to let us know if they should be named something else. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… New pictures of Gladiolus caeruleus, Gladiolus carinatus, Gladiolus caryophyllaceus, Gladiolus gracilis, Gladiolus hirsutus http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… New pictures of Gladiolus venustus and a new species, Gladiolus watsonii. The latter is one of those former Homoglossums. Looking at his picture of Gladiolus caryophyllaceus I was reminded that I saw this species in Western Australia where it has escaped. I thought it was very pretty and wanted to grow it. I've found it very difficult to keep it going. I ended up with one plant that often has sickly looking leaves. Bob Werra sent me seed since he grows it and now a couple years later those leaves don't look very good either. I am concluding that it probably doesn't like my wet climate and will never be invasive here. Mary Sue