This greenie will put all your Christmas ornaments to shame with its pure white flowers and its irresistible sweet scent.
Ziva Paperwhite Care
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
What is the plant
This flower is native to the entire Mediterranean region, and there is a range of different varieties that differ slightly from one another. It is known for being a Christmas houseplant, and it is grown mainly for its ability to bear flowers from winter to early spring.
Identify it through its large clusters of strongly scented white flowers with delicate and small star-like petals that bloom annually. Its sweet and spicy fragrance exudes from its 6 to 8 heads, and it can grow between 16-18 inches (40-46 cm). It has strap-like green foliage and leafless stems.
It’s low maintenance and undemanding, but make sure to keep it out of reach since it is toxic for both pets and humans, causing discomfort when ingested and skin irritations.
humidity
Normal
lighting
Full Sun
temperature
15°C - 22°C
hardiness zone
5 - 9
difficulty
Medium
hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
This plant enjoys moisture. When planted in gravel, water until the surface.
Pruning
Pruning is not required. Keep in mind flowers should be harvested in winter and spring.
Fertilizer
Feeding is not required for this plant.
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Sunlight
This plant prefers abundant indirect sunlight. Harsh direct sunlight can damage the flower petals.
Soil
It can be planted on most soil and the majority of drainage conditions, although it prefers well-draining soil. It can also grow without soil and in a substrate of gravel.
Propagation
Propagation is only done by bulbs, which should be placed under a thin layer of soil, with its pointy end up. Bulbs survive in soil from one season to another, and this plant will bloom for many years under proper care.
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Temperature
Ideal temperatures range between 60-65 ºF (15-18 ºC), and Paperwhite can’t sustain frost.
Container
It can be grown in any vase or shallow bowl.
Fun fact
Unlike most bulbs, which require a period of dark and cold temperatures to grow and bloom, this flower will do it almost immediately.
What's wrong with your plant?
Additional
Stick decorative branches in your indoor paperwhite container to act as a type of trellis or support for paperwhite stems. For continuous indoor paperwhite blooms “plant” or start a new batch of paperwhites every 2-3 weeks from October through January.
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