I have had the same experience with commercially grown Ornithogalums. I believe they have been subjected to forcing. Joe On Apr 14, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Bracey Tiede <tiede@pacbell.net> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > Our three year old bulbs have returned each spring, blooming right now. Our > soil is heavy clay with tree trimmings mulch. They might be getting a little > summer water from a dripper nearby. Full sun next to a stone patio that > radiates heat. We had little rainfall this winter - about 6" total, less > than half of normal. All this info is anecdotal since we don't grow lots of > them. Hope it helps. > > Cheers, > Bracey > San Jose > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of AW > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 10:25 AM > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Resprouting Ornithogalum > > Here's what should be a trivial question - how do you get the commercial > Ornithogalums to bloom a second year, or even to get them to quit dormancy? > Several of my friends have found similar difficulties. Thanks > > Andrew > San Diego > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/