Hi Jim Your plant looks to me like what used to be called Homoglossum. This genus is now sunk in Gladiolus. I've just browsed through some of my references. There are a number of similar species illustrated in Goldblatt & Manning's "Gladiolus in Southern Africa" but to me, it looks most like G. huttonii. Flowering time in the wild is given as August/September [SH] Regards Peter Franks Zone 10ish where the weather is still warm and dry -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: Friday, 7 February 2014 9:15 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Mystery Bulb - Glad? Dear PBSers, I have been watching the growth of very fine narrow foliage -two leaves - for weeks. The pot is in my greenhouse in Kansas City. Finally it bloomed with 3 blooms on a thin stalk about 2 ft tall. I assume it is some winter blooming and possibly a S. African Gladiolus species or hybrid. There are three flowers on the stem and just over an inch across. It didn't seem to fit anything on the wiki so I'd appreciate any thoughts from the Gladiolus experts on this list. Here's the link http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Thanks to David P for posting this. Jim W. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949