I received this from a PBS member. Arnold http://ag.arizona.edu/~daves/glads.html <http://ag.arizona.edu/%7Edaves/glads.html> Gladiolus watsonius- A small plant producing a single round leaf. The flower spike emerges from the base of the leaf. This species is a rather vigorous, if dainty plant and in the second year has 6-8 bulblets sprouting around the base of the main bulb. It blooms in early to mid February (2/15/00 and 2/5/01) and has 2-3 buds. Each flower lasted 6-7 days. The flowers are burnt orange in color with the center of the flower, especially the "hood" petal being a pale yellow with some veining of the orange color. The flowers have no scent, are spidery in form and span 3" in diameter. They are strongly zygomorphic