{"id":101141,"date":"2018-11-10T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-narcissus-paperwhite-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2018-11-10T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T11:03:19","slug":"how-to-grow-narcissus-paperwhite-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-narcissus-paperwhite-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow narcissus paperwhite | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA delicate bowl of the thin white blooms is quite something to come home to in the darker days of winterThe scent of paperwhite narcissus surpasses heady into something almost narcotic. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want to be trapped in a room stuffed with them, but a delicate bowl of the thin white blooms is quite something to come home to in the darker days of winter.Paperwhites, Narcissus papyraceus, are native to Mediterranean areas from northern Africa to southern Spain and southern France, where they are most likely to be found growing in grassy, cultivated land and stony places \u2013 free-draining, sunny spots. In our climate, your best bet is to grow them inside. Plant from now to December and they will magically bloom six weeks later in a room that is about 21C. They take longer in cooler rooms, so one way to stagger blooming is by keeping some in a cooler space until you want them to flower. You can order online from numerous places, but your local garden centre may well have bulbs, too; I\u2019ve also picked up bargains from supermarkets. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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