Paperwhites . . . Finally!

Usually

The paperwhites are in bloom by 

mid January

I order the bulbs early

Keep them

until just after Christmas

Then I put them in the bulb bowls

and bulb pots.

They grow

and by mid January

through mid February

their bright white blooms

and fragrance

fill the house with the promise of Spring.

And in the order of the bulbs . . .

the paperwhites come first

Then the hyacinths

Then the outside bulbs!

This year the hyacinths beat the paperwhites by a good two weeks!

My first package, once planted, sat and sat

Not one green sprout did they sprout!

I called the company and they replaced them.

But I was at least a couple of weeks behind by that time.

Once the replacements arrived, I planted them

And they sat and sat.

I was thinking, perhaps, that this year, the bulb crop was a "dud"

But, finally, they sprouted

But instead of growing by leaps and bounds

They crept.   

Not inches per day

But centimeters  per week.

Finally, this week

They were showing some of that

leaps and bounds spirit

As their leaves would almost grow as we watched them.

This morning, 

I found this plant in bloom.

It has pride of place on the breakfast room table.

And finally, the aroma of paperwhites scent the room.

It's Seasonal Sunday and I'm sharing my paperwhites with The Tablescaper.