2013
has been interesting weather year. A wet
warm winter followed by a cooler wet summer before a short very warm dry
spell. The early fall was pretty good
football weather before a very cold November and December.
Some
plants have responded exceptionally well to this weather pattern. I have already posted how well my few early camellias
are doing. My japonicas are loaded with
buds also.
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| Paperwhites for Christmas! |
An
unexpected but pleasant surprise has been my small planting of paperwhite daffodils (Narcissus papyraceus).
Most years they produce flowers in mid-January. This year they had some blooms in late
November. Now they have peaked just in
time to decorate the Christmas day table!
If
someone gave you paperwhites already in bloom as a Christmas gift, do not throw
them away when the flowers dry up. Find
a well-drained spot in the landscape that gets plenty of sun. Prepare a hole 4 inches deep. Separate the bulbs and plant 3-4 inches apart. Cover with the excavated soil but try to
leave some of the leaves extending above the soil line. The leaves need to provide some food to replenish
the bulbs. Hopefully, you will be
rewarded with a new crop of blooms next Christmas.
Merry
Christmas to all!
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