Penroc also talks about Gladiolus robertsoniae in their latest (November/December 2011) newsletter. http://penroc.co.za/newsletters2011/11-12-2011/… Eugene Zielinski Augusta, GA USA > [Original Message] > From: AW <awilson@avonia.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 11/14/2011 7:13:01 PM > Subject: [pbs] Gladiolus robertsoniae > > In reply to the questions about the images of G. robertsoniae that I posted > last week I have the following information. They were taken, not in > Gauteng, but near Villiers in the Free State. Org has also seen the species > in Mpumalanga not far from the border with Gauteng. The reason you may not > have heard of the species or seen it on seedlists is that it is rare and on > the Red Data list. Org has manage to raise some plants and has bloomed them > within three years. You can expect to see an article in Aloe at a later > date. As to when seeds will be available we'll just have to wait and see. > So, don't hold your breath! > > Andrew > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/