Scilla peruviana 2018

[Hannelore]

Hello,
today I replanted my Scilla peruviana.

In October 2012 I bought one bulb and planted it into the garden. It flowered in 2013, not in 2014, but also in 2015 and 2016. The bush became thicker and thicker. Here a photo from 2016:

I never gave it any shelter in winter.

Last year I wanted to replant it because it seemed that there were too may bulbs on one place. But I missed the right moment, because I was waiting for the leaves going into dormancy - they never did, the old leaves became brown when the new offspring was already to see. So I planned a proper date for this year. 
That's what it looked like this morning:

And this is the whole bush digged out:

And here's the "harvest":


I replanted the biggest five bulbs, the rest is to give away. If someone whishes one or more, please drop me PN.

Hannelore

[Hannelore]

And here are the first two replanted ones back (without watering since the planting):

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Hannelore,
extraordinary that yours are in leaf now! Ours have just started flowering here - one spike has opened its first flowers but there are a lot more to follow
cheers
fermi

[Hannelore]

Hello Fermi,

the leaves stay over the winter, in February we had even -12°C! Unfortunately frost kills the predisposition (is this the right word?) of the flowers. I tried to shelter the plants but removed the cover too early. This winter I'll be more careful.

I hope I'll get flowers as beautiful as yours!

BW
Hannelore

[brianw]

Here in SE UK the leaves get some damage most years by frost, but as it flowers in late spring rarely effects the flowers other than the odd spike tip. I think those in the sunniest position that try to flower earliest get most damage. This may be another case of plant them deep to discourage both bulbs splitting up and early flowers.