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Forcing Spring Flowering Bulbs

March 2, 2023 at 1:27 pm

Are you looking forward to spring blooming bulbs? It turns out there is a way to “force” bulbs to grow and flower when you want them to. At the Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Facility, we have been forcing flowering bulbs for decades, although the practice has been in use since the 1800’s. The process starts with […]

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The Gift of a Reblooming Amaryllis

December 18, 2020 at 2:22 pm

This scenario may sound familiar. A few years ago, you picked up an Amaryllis bulb at your local garden center (or were gifted one from a friend) and it bloomed a couple of months after you planted it. The instructions were clear about how to do that: plant the bulb, water it in, give it […]