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How To Grow And Care For Paperwhites

Learn how to plant, care for, and force the bulbs of your paperwhites. They're great gifts for the holidays or all year long.
Closeup of paperwhite blooms growing indoors - Cyndi Monaghan/Getty Images Want to give your interior decorating a major lift with masses of snowy white blooms that will fill your home with a gorgeous ...
You don't have to wait until spring to enjoy the beauty of paperwhites. These elegant blooms can fill your home with their sweet scent and delicate petals by the holiday season with a bit of planning ...
Forcing is a horticultural term that means manipulating a plant’s environment, primarily the light and temperature, to get it to bloom at the desired time. Although you may not realize it, you are ...
Share fresh bulbs with friends to celebrate the giving season. The buds take about 7 to 10 days to start blooming, so you can ...
When we head into the gloomier winter weather months, it's easy to forget about all the things we associate with warmer weather — like blooming flowers. And yet growing paperwhites (Narcissus tazetta) ...
During the dull, lifeless days of winter, gardeners everywhere long for a hint of spring and the ensuing outdoor growing season. From the Mediterranean region comes a bulb that has given endless ...
Paperwhites – a type of narcissus and close relative of daffodils – are quick-blooming bulbs that take just four to six weeks to flower. If planted in time now, they will create a beautiful floral ...
Paperwhites are quick-blooming bulbs that take just four to six weeks to flower. If planted in time, they will create a beautiful, showy display just in time for Christmas. The trick is to force bulbs ...
The holiday season will be here quicker than some of us care to acknowledge, and before the turkey leftovers are safely in the refrigerator on Thanksgiving Day, many of us will start to haul out the ...