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crown imperial

Bridget2Bridget2 Posts: 31
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Why is it that all my crown imperial bulbs never flower, they have good foliage and I follow planting instructions to the T! but never have any luck

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    I only get 50% success with them in this garden - in a previous garden they were in a confined well drained stone-sided bed in full sun and they were very crowded and quite shallowly planted - they bloomed their socks off. 

    I'm trying to reproduce those conditions, but I just don't have a spot that gets sun all day. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AshleyDawsonAshleyDawson Posts: 4
    I get lovely foliage but alas no blooms either. I too also had them flowering in a previous garden with no effort.
  • charlie22charlie22 Posts: 154

    Hi there I grow mine each year in pots and every year the flower beautifully. Never grown them in the garden. All I suffer from is Lily Beatles, which are quickly introduced to a size 8 boot.

  • Bridget2Bridget2 Posts: 31

    Hi everyone,

             Thanks for all the help. I do grow mine in tubs as 3/4 of my garden is tarmac with just two narrow borders. I have 3 in a tub that is abut 10 across, so will lea\ve them and fingers crossed for next year.

            I also have another query,I had a chocolate vine growing last year it was fantastic but over the winter has died.

  • AWBAWB Posts: 421

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