my scilla madeirensis

[Arda Takan]

Thank you very much

[Arda Takan]

Little guy has awaken and started to grow.

[Maggi Young]

That's good - I hope there's a nice flower in the bulb, Arda .

[PeterT]

 

[Arda Takan]

it is really small one I am not sure if it will bloom

[Paddy Tobin]

Arda,

We have one bulb - given to us by a gardener in the botanic gardens in Madeira. We were admiring the flowers, the gardener was working nearby, there was a bulb on the surface of the ground and he gave it to us. No communication, my Portuguese is not good enough to say more than a "thank you" but he saw we were delighted to see it and shared it with us.

We grow it in a sandy/gritty compost in a cold greenhouse. It does not want to get frozen overwinter. It is coming into growth just at this moment.

Re watering: in Madeira it is an outdoor plant and gets torrential rain all the time. Drainage is the important thing, I think, and winter protection here in our colder winters.

Paddy

[Arda Takan]

what happens if I keep it always inside so it will never feel winter?

[PeterT]

Try it and you will find out,  the best way to learn.

[bulborum]

Mine survived +0ºC last winter
and just start regrowing

Roland

[PeterT]

Mine has been on a windowsill for a year and has been dormant for a month.

[Arda Takan]

so its leaves started to wither and I decreased watering.
what would your further suggestions be?

[PeterT]

Keep it cool until the summer heat has past, and give a very little water

[Arda Takan]

It still didn't go full dormant and i think it is time to awaken already. I am very confused :S

[Arda Takan]

Now it looks like this

[brianw]

I watered mine last week for the first time for some months and can see a flower bud emerging from one bulb, while other shoots show no sign of growth. When I started later in the season they flowered but produce no seed because of lack of insects and winter damp, starting earlier I now have seed from last year.