Calla lily seed pods
After the calla lily blooms, the flower pod seems to produce what looks like a cluster of small bulbs. Is this a seed pod? Calla lily seed pod When the flower is fertilized it will produce a green cluster…
Saving Your Easter lily
The blossoms on your Easter lily are starting to fade, you look at the plant and wonder now what. You don’t need to toss the plant. It can be saved to rebloom again year…
Easter lily care
How to pick an Easter lily Originating from the mountains of Taiwan, the potted Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum) is the popular traditional plant of the Easter season. The white trumpet shaped flowers are a symbol…
Potted bulbs
Potted bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths add a refreshing touch of Spring indoors during the winter months. With a little know-how they can be recycled to rebloom outdoors. What to do when…
Hyacinth care
Looking for information on how to care for my new hyacinth plant. I just bought at a local grocery store. It smelled and looked beautiful, but after a few days is dying. The fragrant blooms usually…
Forcing Paperwhites
During the cold gray winter why not grow paperwhite narcissus and add a ray of sunshine to your home? Narcissus papyraceus, a cultivar of Narcissus tazetta, is available during the holiday season and sold as…
Do not mix Daffodils
Daffodils should not be mixed with other flowers in a vase. Cut daffodils release a stem-clogging sap (slime exudate) that causes other flowers to wilt especially tulips. Cut them early in the morning when they…
