paperwhites
These are opening much faster than I expected. Its only been 8 days!
Labels: flower bulbs
posted by kathy at 2/03/2010 09:53:00 PM
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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3 Comments:
I grew some paperwhites around Christmas time, and they lasted a while once they bloomed. Im letting the folige die back, kind of like tulips, for 6 weeks, before I trim them. Im kind of guessing at it. Are you saving your bulbs for next year, and if so, how will you go bout it?
February 03, 2010 10:28 PM
You can try planting them in the garden and if its a great spot maybe they'll bloom again someday. But usually the process of forcing exhausts the bulbs. Amaryllis are the only bulbs I "re-force". I'll compost these.
Here's a great series of Q and As about this at Garden Web.
February 03, 2010 10:54 PM
A touch of spring, Kathy, and I'll bet it's none too soon for you! Hope you'll also show us the final blossoms.
February 05, 2010 10:06 AM
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