Scilla natalensis in flower
Mary Sue Ittner (Thu, 21 May 2009 16:07:10 PDT)

Sir Peter Smithers used to grow and flower this plant in containers. I have
one expanded to many growing in a container that has bloomed for a number
of years now and a couple planted in the ground that have yet to bloom. I
know they flower them well at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley in the
ground. I tend to garden on the dry side in summer however when we don't
have any rainfall and it is a summer rainfall plant. So it's possible that
it is happier growing in a container where there is better attention to its
needs than in the dry ground. And it probably would be happier still in
the ground with regular summer water.

So Boyce you still may have luck with your container grown plants. Mine
stay outside year round, but somewhat sheltered from our rain. Maybe your
inside one wants cooler temperatures or a range of temperatures? Still if
you can grow it in the ground, it's certainly easier.

Mary Sue