Bulbs: First Blooms, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Frits can be difficult, some need very exact growing conditions. I have had one before, F. persica, which grew one year with no flowers then disappeared. I think I have heard in the past that F.imperialis is best grown next to a fence, maybe where it is sheltered from too much water.

I decided to start it in a pot, as anything that is 'iffy' generally does very well in my compost in a greenhouse. Once it has renewed itself, and perhaps made offsets, I will try some outside with plenty of compost in the hole. That pot is a large one, I don't use added food, just my own compost. I smell an onion scent when I go anywhere near it, I'm not sure if it is that, but don't know what what else it can be. Today I can see the bells between the leaves.

I have a few F. persica I grew from seed, only 5 out of a dozen have reappeared but they look good so they may be more successfull, I left them in their original seed pot outside for the winter!

I also have a F. acmopetala, I thought it had disappeared but is growing lots of offsets, it didn't grow last year! It's still in a pot in the greenhouse. This year I'm waiting on F. recurva from seed, I hope it grows, it is gorgeous! There are so many I would love to try, but they are expensive and I need to do it slowly, preferably by seed or ones. Good luck with yours Patti!

Today I have a new to me Narcissus Sealing Wax, and I have grown these in a pot too but outside under the tree. When they start to deteriorate in pots, or have increased, and when I get around to it, I plant them in the ground. I think some that would disappear if put in the ground for a start will renew themselves in good compost and grow on when placed in the ground.