Sometimes they do not form / flower if they weren't stored at optimal temperatures. (For example; daffodils sitting in a bag, in a "warm" place usually will bypass a year before flowering again, after being planted. Great question. I'll be curious to learn about this. On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:01 PM Diane via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > When you buy flower bulbs, the flower is already present, squished > inside. I’ve never cut a bulb open to see how developed the flower is. > > I wonder when they begin to form? When do conditions have to be right for > this to happen? > > Have any of you bought bulbs that did not flower? > > This question was triggered by my bletilla corms producing only leaves for > nine years. > > Diane Whitehead > Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…