"bloodyolus?" I like it. Though I like gladiolus too, especially the species. I went right off the larger hybrids once Dame Edna got her hands on them but I'm getting over that.
It seems Rogan that G. alatus at least, maybe others as well have a very erratic germination pattern. I never had any come up but maybe I should have waited longer before heaving them, though I think both times it was about 3 years.