Franklin Grove, IL (Zone 5a) | August 2005 | positive
We planted two Crown Imperial bulbs in a corner of our yard in Chicago10 years ago. The next year, one came up, grew quickly to about two...Read More feet and died back. It has actually bloomed three times since then and in the "off" years it sends up a fast growing stem - but yellows and dies before reaching full height. In our experience, the non-thriving years are those with a really wet Spring. This does not seem unusual for this plant - and we like it any year it chooses to bloom.
We planted two Crown Imperial bulbs in a corner of our yard in Chicago10 years ago. The next year, one came up, grew quickly to about two...Read More