On the recently initiated North American Rock Garden Society Forum (an online community... try it, it's great!), a Norwegian member took a couple photos of a Gladiolus species he found growing in almost pure volcanic rock a few places on Mt Kenya, and is hoping to get an identification. I can think of no better place than here to find Gladiolus specialists. Here are two links. http://nargs.org/smf/index.php/… http://nargs.org/smf/index.php/… Thank you, Mark McDonough Massachusetts, USA, near the New Hampshire border, USDA Zone 5 antennaria@charter.net http://www.plantbuzz.com/