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sweet pea scentsweet pea scent Posts: 3
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For the second year running my blue camassia flowers are dying off from the base before they fully bloom leaving only the top of the flower in bloom. Any ideas what is causing this?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,956
    They start flowering at the bottom, so those die off first  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sweet pea scentsweet pea scent Posts: 3
    They don't actually come out fully. The first couple of years they had lovely blooms, but it's like something is preventing them actually flowering properly.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,956
    Are they in damp ground? 
    They need to be in ground which doesn't dry out to perform well.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sweet pea scentsweet pea scent Posts: 3
    I don't think it's too dry but will check. Thanks.
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