Fritillaria imperialis
Rodger Whitlock (Thu, 03 Apr 2003 19:32:59 PST)
On 31 Mar 03 at 8:55, Jane McGary wrote:
...I have given up on trying to grow purchased bulbs of it
[Fritillaria imperialis], which always decline rapidly once
planted here..
The late Doris Page, a guru to several generations of gardeners
here, used to say that crown imperials required quite a
lot of potassium. And Doris was a true professional horticulturist
who knew her stuff backwards and forwards, so goosing your crown
imprerials with added potassium is an experiment worth trying.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island