Flowering time of Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica in Vancouver, BC?
ds429@frontier.com (Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:40:21 PDT)

I have worked on learning how to force spring flowering bulbs for years. For me, success depends mostly what conditions I can provide after the bulbs have been lifted out of their chilling chamber. With the hyacinth and muscari cultivars that are usually available for cheap these days, the important factors are cool temps (<55 F) and lots of light.

Dell in Zone 5/6 West Virginia

From: Nathan Lange
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎August‎ ‎28‎, ‎2015 ‎4‎:‎43‎ ‎PM
To: Rick Buell via pbs

Another option is to try "forcing" some bulbs in pots which would
allow you to control the timing of flowering with much more
precision. Assuming you have a suitable location for cooling the
potted bulbs after they have rooted in for at least a month, you
could begin forcing the pots after about 12 to 14 weeks of cooling
over a range of time thereby guaranteeing that some are in flower on
the desired date, flowering maybe 2 to 3 weeks from the start of
forcing depending on the forcing temperature (that is a guess). There
is plenty of online info for other spring bulbs, likely less for
Puschkinia. I have always found hyacinths and Convallaria to be the
easiest. Some keys to success are scheduling, proper rooting before
cooling, using as many bulbs that will fit in the pot, weighting the
bulbs down while rooting, and, most importantly, correct temperature
management from beginning to flower.

Nathan

At 10:55 AM 8/26/2015, you wrote:

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