Fwd: Scilla peruviana
Jane McGary (Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:55:33 PDT)

Alberto wrote
Too much summer water is a problem, otherwise it is a plant from
moist WINTER pastures in the wild.

In Spain I saw Scilla peruviana flowering in roadside ditches where
it would have had a lot of winter water. Here in Oregon it does very
well in a similar setting where it has good drainage in summer.
Plants with less drainage, however, died during severe cold snaps
last winter. I never paid any attention to how I divided it, so I
can't advice on how to do so; it seems unkillable as long as it isn't
frozen while saturated. I think it may be invasive in California.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA