i have bluebells in the garden that have not flowered for 2 years. plenty of healthy leaves but no flowers....?

i dont know if this is true or not but i heard that bluebells have to be in the soil with their roots untouched for years before they flower. dunno if its true or not.

Typically when bulbs do not bloom there are several items you need to look at. They are:

1) Are the bulbs over crowded? Bulbs multiply on their own below ground. The child bulbs end up competing for nutrients and all the bulbs do is grow greens and do not flower. The only solution is to dig them up, seperate them and replant. ,

2) Soil is poor. You will need to dig them up and amend the soil work some potting soil / compost into the soil, and fertilize.

I would do both of these now to ensure that you have flowers next spring.

they are a typical bulb.... so they need to have the leaves left on after the flowers are finished, all the way until they brown out and flop..... many folks will cut them off when they start looking ratty and flopping and that is a prime reason why they don't bloom.... they must be allowed to keep their leaves until they are all dead and brown... the leaves are making food for the next year's bloom.....

another reason is crowding... they do much better if they're dug and separated out of their big clumps after several years....

they like shade, like in the forest, but their forest is a deciduous forest, so that sunlight does get on them in the early spring... that's makes for great bloom, too.. so if they're in total shade, they may go downhill.....

and if they're where it gets hot early, they may not bloom because the sun is striking them thru the leafless trees and making them decline like pansies do in the heat.... so it's got a lot to do with placement....

also, if the drainage isn't great, they could be starting to get soggy.... rotting... root rot first then the bulb itself....and that would stop flowers, too...

hope you can find a cause.... I have gobs of them and couldn't do spring without them!!...

Are you fertilizing with high nitrogen fertilizer?Too much nitrogen will cause lush leaf growth instead of blooms.Don't add any fertilizer at all this year and see if they bloom next year.

well, it could be that they are still new, but it probobly depends on the soil that they are in. i would suggest looking up what type of soil they need, and what kind of fertilizer they need. hope it helps.