Our propagator has grown some Gladiolus splendens from wild-collected seed, but we are concerned about its weed potential due to its growth habit of sending stolons out from the main corm (and its ready germination).I wonder if any others in our coastal Bay Area California climate have observed any spreading of this plant. The issue of invasiveness always concerns us when planting out new material. Paul Licht, Director Univ. California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/