Fresh Cut Paperwhites

Fresh cut paperwhites from my garden. I planted around 90 paperwhites bulbs around the garden and they started to bloom. Unfortunately the weather has turned very warm and those flowers seem not to like it.

I just love paperwhites!!

Tulips

I bought those tulip bulbs when I was in Holland. As soon as I planted them they sprouted in no time. I really took care of these till I had to travel for the weekend. When I came back the tulips died. The soil was dry and the leaves has turned yellow.

I'm very glad I took those pictures before I left!

Adenium obesum (Desert Rose)

This is an easy plant to take care of. I purchased this plant in July and is finally flowering!

Narcissus

Those Narcissus variety are called "Carlton". They bear huge flowers. When I first planted those they were pre-chilled so it took them few weeks till I saw these blooms!

There are around 3-4 buds that are still growing. Definately would grow these next year same time!

Enjoy the pictures taken this morning...

Cut Tulips

When the leaves of my potted white tulips started to turn weak and the last flower bud seemed to be dead, i decided to cut the tulips. The white one opened up as you can see.. the purple ones didn't reach that point yet. Loads of tulips waiting to bloom in my house and garden!!

Tulips

Forced tulip bulbs from Holland.

Mammoth Sunflower

I planted those seeds in November and I wanted them to face the kitchen window.. well, it didn't! It was facing the house back wall. It grew really tall about 11 ft. The biggest sunflower I grew to date.. but there is a bigger one coming along.. The King Kong sunflower.

Yellow Hibiscus

My favorite yellow hibiscus in my garden. The flower is very big about 6 to 7 inches diameter. I noticed that this variety stays in bloom up to 3 days!

Tulips

Forced white tulips! 5 days and still in full bloom! there is one more bud that is reaching up to join them!

I have so many tulips that I had from my US trip, Amsterdam and Paris that are finally growing. I will keep updating with the rest.

Potted Iris and Tulips

Paperwhites

I admit that paperwhites are my favorite bulbs to grow, because the flowers stay in bloom for at least 3 weeks here in Qatar. I planted those indoor and they tend to get very high, and when I planted those outdoors they grew just fine and not so tall.

I purchased once paperwhites from Home Depot in Houston and the bulb size was small. Later I found on the web Easy To Grow Bulbs who have all different kinds of paperwhites. Those bulbs were so big they produce 2 to 3 stems filled with flowers.

So I received my order from easytogrowbulbs and I planted all of them outdoors except for these 4. I'm experimenting with different decorating styles for growing bulbs indoors. So I had those cubic glass vases and all I needed was Spanish Moss, Gravel Rocks and some potting soil.

I only added a little of potting soil just to make sure that the vase stays wet.

Marigold Border