My S. peruvianas have never failed to bloom evry year. They've pushed themselves out of the ground from crowding and all of the bulbs bloom. chuck Schwartz zone 9b ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:32 AM Subject: [pbs] Scilla/Oncostema peruviana > I'm going to give Scilla peruviana a try again this year, partly because > of > all the encouraging things people had to say about it awhile back. One of > my > local gardening friends claims it's a good garden plant for him, although > he > lives in the local palm belt. > > Last night I was reading the account of this plant in the old Bailey > Cyclopedia of 1902. In the account there something is mentioned which I've > never heard before. The claim is made there that this plant never flowers > two years in succession. > > What say those of you who have extensive experience with this plant? > > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Iris iberica has > already put up foliage. > > My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ > BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ > > Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS > Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ > > Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/