I grow Scilla peruviana here quite successfully. It's in a bed that gets nearly full sun in summer and goes completely dry then. For me it thrives on neglect. The bulbs are just below the surface of the soil, where they placed themselves, so wisdom suggests not planting bought-in bulbs very deeply. Soil is a heavy loam, wet in winter, but because it's near the house and its perimeter drains, reasonably well drained. Twenty feet away I get standing water during wet periods. Interestingly, the folks in Vancouver BC, less than 70 miles from here, have difficulty flowering it. I attribute my success to blind luck, not skill. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island