Garden Advice: Pruning Sagos (which Aren't Really Palms) Is Just For ...

The other factor is the time of year. Most petunias are less inclined to bloom during the short days of winter. Although you may see some sporadic flowering during the winter, plants often devote their growth mostly to foliage.

Plant breeders have been trying to develop petunias that bloom better during short days, which is why you may see some petunias blooming more than others. As the days lengthen in spring, your robust, fall-planted petunias will begin to put on a traffic-stopping display that will last until May. So your early planting will eventually pay off.

Paperwhite flower buds will blast (abort) if the humidity is too low, temperatures are too warm or the plants are allowed to get excessively dry between waterings. One or more of those could have been factors in your problem. It is often more successful to grow paperwhites in containers outdoors in a sunny location, watered regularly and then bring them inside to bloom when the buds begin to open.

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