I've wanted to grow paper whites for a long time. I heard they were super easy to force indoors and so very pretty.
Anyway, this year I splurged and bought some bulbs that came with a beautiful silver pot and the magic soil disk. (It quadruples in size when you add water, it's the coolest thing ever) I was very excited!!!! I was hoping they'd bloom by Christmas but no such luck. Once they're potted, you have to keep them in a cool dark spot for two weeks. So into the garage they went.
Well, they finally sprouted and I brought them into my family room so we could all watch in wonder at how quickly they grow... and they did! Almost every day they'd grow a half an inch or so. Very satisfying! We were all on pins and needles waiting for them to bloom.... and then they did... and now we're totally grossed out because they smell like URINE!
Yucky, yucky paper whites.
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oh yes, they are gorgeous but disgusting!! i forced some while i was pregnant with my 2nd daughter and they made me gag all the time. had to get rid of them. I do have a cute pot of them that are artificial :)
Ha ha! I found the same thing a few years ago. My mother-in-law and I nutured and cared for them and then threw them out. We thought her cat had peed somewhere...
They are totally disgusting. We got some for Christmas one year as kids and we kept them for maybe two days. ICK.
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