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scilla peruviana

historymanhistoryman Posts: 141
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I have had these 3 bulbs of Scilla peruviana in a very large pot for 3 years -  for 2 years it flowered well. This year the leaves are all drooping and no flowers. 
Any suggestions please. 

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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Presumably you've kept them well watered and fed while they're growing?  They die down in summer after flowering and don't need watering then.  Other than that, if the leaves droop and you've had no flowers it suggests some sort of pest... slugs like them, but that wouldn't make the leaves droop.  If you turn them out of the pot, you might find some sort of soil pest (eg vine weevil larvae) eating the bulbs...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Mine have done the same this year, @historyman. I have no idea why.
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Mine have done the same too. But they are in the border, and I don’t do anything to them normally. 
    East Anglia
  • historymanhistoryman Posts: 141
    Thank you all for replies, feel happier now I know I am not the only one with same problem. I will however tip them out of pot to check.  Thanks again.
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