Crown Imperials
Iain McTaggart
Hi,
Advice please on fritillaria imperialis (crown imperial), please.
Bought 4, 5 and 6 years ago. Flowered in the first year but come up blind every
year after.
What, if anything, can I do to encourage them to flower?
I believe they are best left in situ for at least four years to establish but
this doesn't appear to be helping. I tried moving one plant to another site in
the garden and of course it came up blind.
Any help appreciated.
Regards,
Iain. (ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk)
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s wroot
<ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Advice please on fritillaria imperialis (crown imperial), please.
> Bought 4, 5 and 6 years ago. Flowered in the first year but come up
blind every
> year after.
>
> What, if anything, can I do to encourage them to flower?
>
Ian, I've got lots which flower (or try to) every year in a dry clay soil,
full sun. I feed them generously with pelleted chicken manure before and
after flowering, ddon't let them set seed, and separate the clumps when
lots of non-flowering shoots appear. If yours are producing really strong
stems (c. 1/2 - 1" thick) and still not flowering, it may be that frost is
killing the flower buds before they're large enough for you to see.
BTW ... the flowers are lovely; shame about the smell of the plants!
regards,
sarah
Dick Glover
Bought 4, 5 and 6 years ago. Flowered in the first year but come up
blind every
year after. <<
They need to be really deep, or they don't flower - suggest you put six
inch layer of compost on top of them, and see whether this helps (next
year now, maybe, ours are nearly all in flower now).
--
Dick & Jan Glover
(She does the gardening, I use the computer)
Iain McTaggart
In a message of 20-Apr-96, S Wroot wrote to All
Hi S
>> Advice please on fritillaria imperialis (crown imperial), please.
> > >
>Ian,
Iain, Please ;-)
>clumps when lots of non-flowering shoots appear. If yours are producing
>really strong stems (c. 1/2 - 1" thick) and still not flowering, it
The plants are as healthy as can be, as far as I know. Nice glossy leaves and
good strong stems. I feed them with Phostrogen and mulch in garden compost. I
shred and compost all the clippings/prunings to use as a mulch.
>may be that frost is killing the flower buds before they're large enough
>for you to see.
Unfortunately, it appears that there are no buds at all so perhaps you are
correct. I hate throwing plants away so I'll try them in other sites.
>BTW ... the flowers are lovely; shame about the smell of the plants!
The smell /is/ disgusting I'm not surprised there are no flowers ;-)
Thank you.
Regards,
Iain. (ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk)
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Alistair Alfred Thomson
In article <578c...@icmking.demon.co.uk>, Iain McTaggart (ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>Advice please on fritillaria imperialis (crown imperial), please.
>year after.
>
>
>this doesn't appear to be helping. I tried moving one plant to another site in
>the garden and of course it came up blind.
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>
>Regards,
> Iain. (ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk)
>
>
>
>
Hi Iain,
I bought my Crown Imperials three years ago and so far they
have flowered every year,that's probably asking for trouble!!
They are planted in a shaded part of the garden about six inches
deep.Every spring I give them a dusting of Sulphate of Potash when
the stems are about two inches high,approx.1tsp per stem and the
same again in autumn. So far ,so good. I don't think the position
in the garden makes much difference,apart from flowering time. The
sunnier the site the earlier they seem to flower.
Hope this helps.
Alistair.
P.S. I am complete beginner to computing and this is my first
posting. Hope I have done it properly.
Iain McTaggart
In a message of 24-Apr-96, Alistair Alfred Thomson wrote to All
Hi Alistair
> I bought my Crown Imperials three years ago and so far they
>have flowered every year,that's probably asking for trouble!!
Actually, I can't be bothered with them, but I'm just the gardener and must do
what the wife tells me ;-))
>They are planted in a shaded part of the garden about six inches
>deep.Every spring I give them a dusting of Sulphate of Potash when
It appears that I have done what is required as regard site, depth etc. maybe I
need to educate the plants as to their role in the garden. What a pity that
plants don't follow the rules ;-)
>P.S. I am complete beginner to computing and this is my first
>posting. Hope I have done it properly.
No real need to quote a whole message in your reply but that is just my
opinion. Thanks for your input 8-)
Regards,
Iain. (ia...@icmking.demon.co.uk)
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