Bill Lee asked, >About three years ago I bought a pot of Scilla Peruviana at the local grocery >store, in full bloom. When it was spent, I treated it like forced >daffodils--let it dry, foliage fall and decompose, then knocked it out of >the pot and >planted the bulb out. I put it in a shady protected spot near the house. > >Every year since it has thrown up foliage in the late fall, but never >bloomed. I really expected it to be too tender for my Z5a-6a zone. > >Any advice on getting it to bloom? It should probably be getting more sun, >shouldn't it? I grow it outdoors too where the winter lows vary between 0 and 20 F, and I find that it flowers only after the warmer winters. Mine are in half shade on a raised bed but would be better in full sun. Perhaps cold winters freeze the buds as they form? Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA