Growing from corms ( or seeds for other plants) is certainly slower than simply buying nursery plants, but when one raises plants this way, they are adapting to your growing conditions from the get go. That means fewer failures. It took a month to show sprouts but brilliant slightly fragrant blossoms the size of my palm appeared surprisingly not long after. Single blooms are larger. Double ruffled blooms on same plant are smaller. If I had it to do again, I’d had pinched off the sprouts to get more branching, but there are so many flowers I wouldn’t dream of it now. In fall, I’ll cut it back & have a fuller plant every successive year. Oh ps, these plants are thirsty. Water often.
