Hi, I've never been able to keep this one growing long enough to bloom in the parts of California where I have lived. I've tried seed and bulbs. I have concluded since Brodiaea, Dichelostemma, and Triteleia species are all really easy for me to grow and have blue flowers, that I'd have more luck expanding those species in my collection. Like Jane I expected having a dry summer was not enough and it may not be cold enough here or perhaps its too wet in winter. So Kelly's post is interesting that someone in Oregon has success. Still I do better with bulbs from climates similar to mine in California than those from China. Mary Sue