Squill/Bluebell question

Temecula, CA(Zone 8b)

I'm a little unclear on this squill (Scilla). Last year we received three of these that had obviously been grown into bloom in a greenhouse environment. After acclimatization I planted all three and two of them just couldn't take the heat. The one that survived is pictured below. I am not sure if this is Scilla peruviana. From the literature I have, S. peruviana is the only likely choice.

Can someone key this rascal. I'd really like to be sure. I'm told it there is no possibility of it naturalizing here....but, yet..here it is...lol.

Thanks for any help.

Don

Thumbnail by drdon
Lawrenceville, GA(Zone 7a)

If this is one bulb as big as an orange or small grapefruit, then indeed this is Scilla Peuviana. It needs nursing back, since it just has a pityful flower. It should survive in your area very well.

Hindsville, AR(Zone 6b)

It looks like a peruviana to me....you might take another picture when it has more than one or two blooms open to be sure.
Peruviana is native to Spain and it responds to a wet dry cycle.

Temecula, CA(Zone 8b)

Thanks bleek, and thank you dbarron

If what it needs is a wet dry cycle, boy did it get the wet part this winter....lol.

As far as the pitiful bloom, of that I am indeed sorry. I didn't time it's fertilization very well as we were having a bit more rain than normal here in Souther California..about 600% more than normal....lol. It has been the second wettest year ever recorded and is quickly approaching the 1883-84 wettest year.

As I stated earlier, these were greenhouse forced last year. I'm wondering if part of its settling-in period included having to recover from the unnaturally fast growth the bulb experienced last year. I am not digging it and am hoping it will naturalize in this location.

Thank you both for your input. I am grateful for your expertise regarding this specimen.

Don

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