Is this one of those species that doesn't like to flower in a pot? I think I got my start from Jane more than five years ago probably, and although it has filled the pot with offsets, none of them have ever bloomed. Is it not supposed to grow in my climate? Because it doesn't seem to mind it at all since it goes dormant during our summers all on its own. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a Jane McGary wrote: > Jim McK. wrote, > >> Notholirion thomsonianum is now dormant for the summer. It's in its third >> season here but has never bloomed. I feed it gently, but it seems to make no >> difference: suggestions, anyone? >> > > This is a monocarpic bulb that makes many small offsets. If Jim got it from > me, I probably sent a bulb that would take two to three years to flower. I > also sell very small offsets that take about 5 years to mature. It flowers > best if kept quite dry in summer. I grow it both in the bulb frame and in a > sand bed that is not watered in summer (it rarely rains here in midsummer), > and it flowers in both places. Patience is the key, and not disturbing it > too often. > > Jane McGary > Northwestern Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >