Growing paperwhites

[peach]

I get conflicting directions....some say a dark cool place, others a sunny place. I've tried both and mine never grow very high and never bloom. Any tips? I did some in an old soup tureen and some vases the last 2 years and both years they got tall but never bloomed, and it took forever to grow.

[FoxInFiji]

Sunny place. You want to try to use a tall glass vase so when the stems get tall they don't fall over. You need to use a lot of gravel in the bottom and either fill with just water or add soil. Where you get your bulbs is usually the biggest reason the bulbs do or don't bloom. Go to a local garden center (not HD, Target, etc.) if you want the best results. Also some of the hybrids grow better than the standards (look at the latin names). The bigger and healthier looking the bulb the better.

[magdala9]

Keep the bulbs in a cool dry place when you DON'T want them to grow. if these are replants from prior years, every third year is a dud year.