I'm afraid I'm not going to be of any help here, woods. I've had mine for probably over 5 years - they've multiplied through the years into more plants than I need or want. In all this time, I had ONE BLOOM! Why do I keep them??!! Because of that one fabulous bloom that smelled like heaven and had visions of getting hundreds more just like it next year.

With that one bloom, I was sure I had something really good going on, lol. So I moved them all to what I thought was a better location - prime garden spot - and pampered them. The result 3 years later is a big fat nothing - just more plants. I don't think our NC cold (not that bad) is a factor, and I think our NC growing season is long enough. I think they do best in a sunny, hot and dry location with poor soil and complete neglect. At least that's what was going on when I had my one bloom. So this week I'm moving them all back to the slums - back to the sunny, gritty and dry netherlands of their former location and I vow to forget about them. Maybe this plant with its delicate and glamorous-looking flower and scent is actually
a toughie that prefers adversity?

I live in W-S. I'm not sure what part of zone 7 I'm in. I've always been told (by the older farmers) to dig my tuberose bulbs up each year (before the first frost) and then replant them in the spring of the following year. I have had tuberoses to bloom in the past years. However this year, somehow or another I had 2 big piles of tuberoses to come up (I must have planted them last year and just forgot to dig them up) but with no blooms. So, what's going on? Do I need to dig them each year? Did I have them planted to deep? They were planted pretty deep when I dug them up last week. Any suggestions/answers would be appreciated. I love the smell of a tuberose!