The paperwhites are fragrant delicate and in smaller clusters of flowers in whites and yellows.
Bulbs to force for christmas.
These large exotic looking bulbs are exceptionally easy to force and their spectacular showy blooms come in a range of fabulously festive colours.
Hyacinths and amaryllis take longer.
It s time for forcing bulbs for christmas blooms.
All you need is a couple of vases with narrow necks some bulbs and water.
These bulbs are readily available and easy to grow in just a few months.
Paperwhites are one of my favorites and they are the quickest to bloom.
12 to 16 weeks.
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Amaryllis is a large bulb and a larger plant with dramatic flowers in a variety of colors.
Bulbs for christmas flowering enjoy the intoxicating fragrance of hyacinths and the dramatic blooms of amaryllis hippeastrum paper white daffodils and other bulbs for christmas and new year.
These reliable bulbs are powerfully aromatic and divinely elegant.
You can easily force hyacinth bulbs in a glass vase over water in time for a stunning christmas display.
Paperwhite why we love them.
Hippeastrum amaryllis one of the best choices for the novice forcer is hippeastrum amaryllis.
The best bulbs for forcing are the dutch iris iris x hollandica and netted iris iris reticulata.
The most popular bulbs to force for christmas are paperwhite narcissus amaryllis and hyacinth.
These can be forced in potting soil or in pebbles and water.
If so you just need to find a pretty container for them.
Amaryllis can be planted in october for christmas flowering taking about ten weeks to reach flowering stage.