Amana edulis flowers nicely for me every year. It receives no special care but I water it a little more than other tulips Amana Edulis is is one of the Tulips which I do not use especially deep pots for. I have two accessions. One is supposed to be derived from a Norman Stevens collection. The other came from a stall at an Alpine Society show. I understand that there are five or more species of Amana and that they reach as far west as Japan. I would very much like to acquire some of the other forms. I have had very little luck with Tulipa sylvestris in pots but some of its cousins do very well for me and T beibersteiniana is a favorit of mine On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:28 AM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Jane - Interesting parallel with Tulipa sylvestris here. > > Sounds very similar to your situation. Want to trade weedy > tulips? Best Jim W. > > > On Apr 11, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Jane McGary wrote: > > > Around 15 years ago I bought 3 bulbs of Amana edulis (syn. Tulipa > > edulis), and 2 years ago I planted it (with some increase) into the > > open garden. Since then it has spread a bit, apparently by stolons. > > In all these years it has never flowered. > > > > Do any of you grow it? And more to the point, have any of you > > flowered it? I wonder if it requires a hotter summer than it gets here. >