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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 12:28:54 PM
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I recently got some paperwhites from walmart, and they bloomed soo nicely and smell great, and I know they should keep blooming if I trim them properly, but I threw away the piece of paper that said where and when to trim the old blooms at. Can anyone help???
Thanks,CRistine |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 1:00:18 PM
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Everything I have read states Paperwhites bloom four to eight weeks after potting. They bloom only once, so discard bulbs after they have flowered.
I'll be interested to see if this isn't true, that would be really cool if they could re-bloom.
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 1:11:39 PM
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ok. am I thinking that they are amaryllis? I could take a picture of them if I need to. But the paper said the bulbs would keep multiplying, and to trim the blooms, but i don't want to cut them in the wrong place.
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2007 : 1:30:23 PM
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Paperwhites have multiple small white blossoms on tall, slender stems. Amaryllis is a chunkier, sturdy stem with large blossoms.
If it's paperwhites, they will only bloom once, but don't toss the bulbs. You can let the leaves and stems die back, cut them off and transplant the bulbs into your garden in the fall. I have quite a collection in my yard from doing just that!
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Feb 10 2007 : 03:39:19 AM
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| Cristine before you chuck them, IF you had them planted in soil, you can put them outside in the ground and they will rebloom a year or two later. If they were "forced" in a glass with only water then they have exhausted all their resources, and the only thing to do is to chuck them.....even better if you have a compost pile or can throw them on ground somewhere because they will decompose and enrich our planet a teeny tiny bit! This logic goes for most bulbs, too, by the way. Happy planting and sniffing! Nance |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Feb 10 2007 : 05:51:18 AM
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| Here in the midwest, we can't plant our paperwhites into the garden for them to bloom there in subsequent years . . . our winters are too cold for them to survive. So we toss 'em after blooming (onto the compost pile). I have one set in soil and one set in water and am just getting the first blooms. How lovely to have blooms right now, when it's below zero outside! |
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