Bulbs: Do I want to spend the money on a Crown Imperalis fritillary, 1 by GreenAtHeart

GreenAtHeart wrote:
We planted two Crown Imperial bulbs in a corner of our yard in Chicago10 years ago. The next year, one came up, grew quickly to about two feet and died back. It has actually bloomed three times since then and in the "off" years it sends up a fast growing stem - but yellows and dies before reaching full height. In our experience, the non-thriving years are those with a really wet Spring. The corner it's in holds the moisture way too long. Every year we say we'll move it in fall - and then don't think of it again until it's nose appears in Spring. Here is the only picture taken of it this year.