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Narcissus ‘Winter Sun’/A Giveaway

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | 303 Comments

Last updated on October 17th, 2012

Update: Congrats to the winners of the ‘Winter Sun’ giveaway: Paula, comment #142; Bobbie Floyd, comment #12, and Denise in NJ, comment # 41.BECAUSE I LOVE NARCISSUS ‘WINTER SUN’ SO MUCH, and because I think you will, too, I’ve ordered three packages of the bulbs to give away. Who’d like to win this yellow-and-white, April-scented beauty that blooms indoors just 4-6 weeks after planting?

I grow ‘Winter Sun’ every year, planting some in October for Thanksgiving bloom, and others in November for Christmas and New Year’s bloom.  You can plant the bulbs in soil if you wish. I plant mine in attractive bowls filled with pebbles and water. To keep the flowering stems from growing too tall, I give the bulbs a nip of gin. Yes, gin. For pictures and growing-advice, be sure to read my profile of this great plant.

For a chance to win a set of 6 ‘Winter Sun’ bulbs,  just do these two simple things:

1. Subscribe, if you haven’t already, to my weekly email newsletter.

2. In the comments field below, answer this question: Which flowering bulbs do you love most?

Not required, but greatly appreciated: click the Facebook “like” button.

As always, I’ll use the little gadget at Random (dot) org to select 3 winners. The winners will be notified by email.

Enter soon! This drawing expires on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at precisely 11:59 PM EST.

One comment per person, please.

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Related Posts:
Photo Gallery: Dutch Bulbs for Indoor Winter Bloom
How I Force Tulips for Winter Bloom
How I Force Hyacinths for Winter Bloom

Comments

  1. 1

    Christina says

    My very favorite bulb is the very simple tulip. I feel so ordinary for loving them so much, but they always bring a smile to my face.

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    Suzanne says

    I’m subscribed.
    I like tulips the best, followed by daffodils.
    I hit the “like” button.

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    Lee says

    My favorite bulbs? The wild tiger lilies that around found along roadsides and fields near my home.

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    Heather says

    I am relatively new to gardening, owning my 1st home for less than a year. I have learned a tremendous amount of things from your site. Thanks for the contest!!

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    Melody says

    I love daffodils of all types! I love how every year my spring bulbs bring hope and cheer after the months and months of rain here! I never even imagined they could bloom in the winter!

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    Cherylann McGuire says

    My favorite bulb is the daffodil. It just says spring to me. Thanks for your website and blog – have turned on three of my family members to it!

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    Louise Brouillette says

    I love hyacinth. I subscribe to your newsletter and follow you on FB and Twitter.

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    Victoria says

    I’m subscribed and I have “liked” your facebook page for a long time. 🙂

    My favorite winter bloom just happens to BE narcissus! I plant mine in 2 weeks sessions so I have flowers blooming from Thanksgiving until New years. 🙂

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    Joanie says

    I love the ‘Joan of Arc’ crocus. It is pure white, large flowered (for a crocus) and comes up with the early daffs in my garden.

    Already subscribed, and already “like” you on FB!

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    Linda Totten says

    I love freesia also.. but I really love a giant Amaryllis bulb that you plant up. I had one last year that bloomed three different times from November until February.

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    Melinda S says

    I love daffodils, since they are one of the only bulbs I can grow in my yard that the deer don’t eat. I have planted hundreds of them!

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    kate says

    I think crocuses are my favorite, just because they are such a welcome sight poking up through the snow in early spring. I’ve never really tried forcing bulbs indoors, but you’ve got me thinking I should really give it a try!

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    Lisa says

    I like the Tulips grown in clear glass vases on the window sills. It’s nice to enjoy their beauty inside as well as outside.

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    Dale says

    I love flowering bulbs! Now that spring and summer are behind us, what could be more satisfying – and inspiring – than presence of narcissus, tuberose and Dutch hyacinth?

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    Cindy says

    How can one pick their favorite bulb, so many are so wonderful, but if I must it would be the Liliums. Wonderful fragrance, mulitple colors, great cut flowers & bug resistant! With that being said Bearded Iris & Fritillaria Imperialis have very special places in my heart.

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    Susan Cox says

    I love all of them but especially a very tiny narcissus or daffodil that I bought a few years ago. The bloom on it is probably only about as big as a dime!

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    Debi says

    Hyacinths!! And I also tried some saffron crocus but the squirrels ate them before I could bring them inside!

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    Foul Woman with a few goats says

    Hyacinths and was so glad to see the forcing bulds for winter that you posted. I found some peach colored ones and will put the in the frig tomorrow. Thanks Kevin for all the great info.

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    Allison K says

    I’m a sucker for almost any early spring flower as they mean the long, cold Minnesota winter is coming to an end….but the intoxicating scent of hyacinths are at the top of my list.

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    Carol Quakenbush says

    My favorite bulb is the snowdrop and the snowflake. I LOVE these best—-but I LOVE all spring bulbs.
    Thanks Kevin. I LOVE your website and all of the information you provide. I look so forward to receiving your post on FB and on email. Please—-do not stop sharing your talents. I wish I lived closer and I would come for a visit!!! Have a great day.

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    Earen Hummel says

    Do I have to love one single flowering bulb!?! I love each as they are at their peak, and each subsequent one is even better. I suppose after the long winter, I love bulbs with frangrance that either when walking outside in the garden or bringing indoors freshen the air with their scent.

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    Juanita says

    Well, it’s difficult, I love so many kinds! I would have to say daffodil. Nothing like watching a bud open to a beautiful yellow fragrant flower in early spring. A close second is the fragrant hyacinth.

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    Linda says

    Red spider lilies which remind me of my mother. Years ago when hers would bloom she would bring them to me in a vase to enjoy. I never had any growing in my yard. Then one year after a heavy September rain I was amazed to find their unique blooms high on slender stems in 2 areas of my garden. I don’t know how they got there. Strangely I haven’t seen them since that one time, but I’m hoping they emerge once again.

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    Diane B. says

    My favorite bulb seems to be the one that’s blooming at the time! I love them all and the symbolism of new life that they represent. Your “Winter Sun” narcissus are especially lovely!

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    Denise in NJ says

    It’s a toss up between purple hyacinth and stargazer lily. Both have extremely intoxicating fragrances.

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    Judy says

    Love hyacinths and paper whites. Inspired by your earlier post, I just prepared a pot of paper whites for autumn forcing. What a lovely touch of life on drab November days.

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    Barbara says

    I keep telling myself i’m going to plant bulbs, as well as a forsythia bush for Spring bloom. I’ve done neither … perhaps i need a push rather than a bush!

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    Debbie L. says

    Love the aroma of narcissus when they bloom but outdoors, there is nothing like seeing that first crocus burst through the ground even when snow might still be on the ground.

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    Riversana says

    Muscari!! And I’m the first one to mention them! They have such lovely colors and really stand out when planted en masse. They were also such a surprise the first spring after we bought our house, and I fell in love!

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    Deborah Rosen says

    My favorite flowering bulb is the crocus – it’s the first thing to flower here in the late winter/early spring…and the deer don’t eat them. Thanks for the chance to win some narcissus!

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    Tricia says

    It is so hard to pick just one…..but really any double daffodil! I am already receiving your emails and I look forward to each and every one.

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    Deb from Wisconsin, aka trillium says

    I love growing paperwhites! So easy and beautiful. Definitely cheer me up during our long winters. Whether I win your contest or not, I’m going to try to grow ‘Winter Sun’ – I love the yellow in the center of the creamy white!

    Thanks for continuing to share ideas!

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    Malinda M says

    I subscribed just a few days ago, and I simply adore paperwhites.

    Thanks for all your work on your site…I have picked up so many invaluable tips and ideas!

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    Barbara says

    Crocus, Tulips, all sorts of day lilies, and always eager to be introduced to new favorites.

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    Cherie says

    hi, I love rain lilies, I have pink ones, white ones and yellow ones. I trade them with my friends and when they bloom they are like little specks of happiness. I have hundreds of them around my path, randomly in the yard and in flower boxes. When they all bloom, it is magnificent! A true profusion of pink!

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    Tim says

    When the Summer heat is upon us, rain is scarce and a lot of plants start to wither, you can always count on the beautiful colors & sizes of the Iris to cheer up day.

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    Susan Freund says

    It is so hard to pick just one, but the one that stands out most for me and brings back many memories of my mothers garden, are the Gladiolus! They are just so beautiful and especially when many, many are planted together. I love them!

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    Kelly says

    Freesia and hyacinth have always been my favorites, for their perfum and color. I don’t know this narcissus species or that it had such a beautiful scent. As I came to New England from Brazil, I was accustomed to being surrounded by beautiful colors and life all year. I really suffer in these long and dreary
    winters of New England, so I have cultivated the habit of force blooming bulbs in my home all winter long. I would love to add this narcissus to my winter display of color and fragrance! thank you for being so generous with your knowledge, I always learn so much from your newsletters.

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    Linda says

    I love the little Snow Drops for their daintiness, Daffodils for cheerfulness, Hyacinths for the wonderful fragrance, and Tulips for their grace. I appreciate the opportunity to add some beauty to my home.

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    Hank Wolgast says

    I am already subscribed to your newsletter and it is very helpful. My favorite bulbs are the grape hyacinth . They brighten up my home and the smell is just beautiful . I have liked your page long ago.

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    Mary L. says

    My absolute favorite flower of all time is the tulip, of which I just planted
    100 bulbs yesterday! However, the scent I love all time is the hyacinth, how
    can you not? And then again, nothing brings a smile quicker then a daffodil!!!
    OK, I can’t pick one!

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    Carol Bellamy says

    Spring is my favorite time of year – partially due to the hyacinth (for color and scent) and the hyacinth (for the colors that portray new beginnings, joy, and hope.)

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    Vicki Walmsley says

    Adore hyacynths…in the stores you have to drag me away from the flower area!
    Narcissus remind me of my mom, who is 3,000 miles away in assisted living and alone.
    And my birth flower is the lily of the valley…
    Such an old fashioned bouquet of them was a gift from hubby in Strauss Park in Vienna, Austria.

    Thank you for sharing your home, recipes and gardens!

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    Vivian says

    My favorite has to be the iris–seems to be one of the few we have success with this far north. I love the bright color after a long winter!

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    Perta Sennott says

    My favorite bulb has to be the Hyacinth, if I must choose just one. Fragrant, somehow redolent of European history for me with its classic silhouette, and also. the blue ones will forever remind me of my mother. But every year I wonder, is it blue or purple?
    Thanks for your inspiring site and recipes!

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    Cheryl says

    Hyacinths are my absolute favorite–especially because of the first verse of the poem “Not By Bread Alone”:

    If thou of fortune be bereft,
    And thou dost have but two loaves left,
    Sell one, and with the dole,
    Buy hyacinths to feed the soul.

    Isn’t that beautiful????

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    Nancy says

    Gladiolas are my favorite flowering bulb. When they sprout and open their beautiful flowers it really makes me glad that I planted them too! Starting Narcissu ‘Winter Sun’ bulbs for Thanksgiving cheer and color would be wonderful. Thanks for giving all of us a chance to beautify our homes and gardens!

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    Sonja says

    I love all types of the tall bearded iris. However, I realize they grow from tubers, not actually bulbs. As for bulbs, I love the bright yellow and orange “Donald Duck” tulips. You can’t go wrong with the delightful fragrance of hyacinths.

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    Polly C says

    Oh, come on! It is NOT POSSIBLE to have a favorite. That said, I have to go with snowdrops because they crop up so gamely when the landscape is bare.

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    Debra Smrchek says

    Daffodils are my absolute favorites….any color, any type. I anxiously await their entrance into the landscape in early spring and am somewhat saddened when the last varieties finish blooming. They signal spring and offer us the anticipation of adventures we are about to resume in our gardens. I haven’t “forced” bulbs to grow inside for years, but would love to start again. Right now, I’m trying to get my Christmas cacti to form buds which is also one of my favorite indoor gardening activities this time of year.

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    Mary Grisaffi says

    My favorite bulb is the gladioula in any color. God sure knew what He was doing when He made tis one.

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    sharon says

    Crocus bulbs as they are the first signs of spring here in MD!!!! But LOVE all flowers, especially the peony’s we transplanted from our now departed Gma and Great Aunt’s houses. They are going nuts here and it keeps their memories alive!

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    Tina says

    I love PAPERWHITE narcissus. They are so pretty and I love the fragrance. Some people do not love the smell, but I certainly do. Since my Birthday is in December, I usually receive bulbs from someone in the family

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    Michael says

    My favorite is the Iris. When I lived in Alaska, the wild Iris were everywhere & just gorgeous.

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    Deirdre Merritt says

    I love the little Blue Scilla, I think they’re called. Some people have them growing in their lawns. I have some in my garden now, but not enough of them… plus, I’m moving and I don’t think I can find them (to dig them up) in my garden, now that it is Fall.

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    Leigh says

    love your site Kevin

    Here at Odiyan Retreat Center we have literally thousands of bulbs around the temple gardens and other places. Can’t say which I like the best…

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    Tater says

    I have to pick one?? 🙂 I love narcissis, jonaquil and daffodils. Bulbs are my friend. I can usually grow them without killing them.

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    Allison says

    The early crocus make me very happy; if the rodents would leave them alone, I’d have them everywhere. I think they’re my favorite. Hardy cyclamen comes in a close second. Thanks Kevin! — Allison

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    Peggy Weyand says

    I love waffy daffies! Daffodils — any variety! They are such happy flowers, and I’m so happy to see them after a long, cold winter!

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    Terri says

    I love all the tulips that came with my house… all different colors, and timed so that when one is fading, another is blooming. 🙂

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    Cindy says

    One of my many favorites are Crocus because they are usually the first to signal the promise of Spring around the corner and the end of the winter months.

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    Ellen R says

    Spring tulips are my favorite outside bulb and hyacinths are my favorite bulb for inside forcing. The fragrance is wonderful in the house!

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    Roz says

    Gosh, I love so many of the bulbs! I guess my favorites would be Amaryllis, Bearded Iris, and Daffodils.

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    Phyllis says

    I love the smell of a Hyacinth, but Gladiolas remind me of my grandmother’s flower garden. I have glads in my garden every year to remind me of her.

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    Grazyna says

    It’s tough to pick just one. After all I think the daffodils are my favorites because they are so cheerful and bloom early after long Maine winter.

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    Shirley says

    Wow..What a question this one is! There are SO many..Allium, Gladiator, this one because it reminds me of Lilac’s. Just don’t have lilac’s here in Tx. (I am originally from Maine). And, even thou violets are not bulbs, I miss thoseso much. A verse I remember from way back was:
    ” Forgiveness is the fragrance of a violet on the heel of the one who crushed it”
    To me all the beauty from all the different flower’s created by our Redeemer are my “most” favorites!

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    Mary Dito says

    Already a member. We have used many of your tip, the latest….newspapers, mesh, and rocks for pathways without any unwanted grass/weeds. can’t wait to try the garlic soup! Also, have many favorite bulbs, but Lillies are beautiful, that any any fragrant flowers grown from bulbs.

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    Barb says

    Love all flowers, probably my most favorite are hyacinths and the fragrant lily’s…….
    Love your site…….

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    Erin Moore says

    I love narcissus and dafodils. I was very pleased by your article on blooming bulbs indoors for winter enjoyment. Thank you!!

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    Dorothy Hemphill says

    Oh my goodness, I love daffodils, hyacinths to feed my soul, and tulips – but naming just one would be like naming which one of my children would be my favorite – just can’t do it. *-*

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    Theresa says

    Siberian Squill is my favorite, planted in hugs masses in the lawns of the North Shore of Chicago. In the Spring it looked like carpets of blue hovering through out the landscapes.
    My favorite Spring treat!

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    Paula says

    It is really hard to pick just one. I love Crocus, Iris, and Tulips( which were also my mom’s favorites). I lived in Arizona for 24 years and dearly missed these beautiful signs of Spring’s arrival. I now live in Washington State and am trying to re-create what my mom while I was growing up, a beautiful flower garden for the 3 seasons. (I grew up in Iowa) My mom had tulips, crocus, Iris, and her favorite glads. I have no flowers as of yet but a place to finally grow them. I am so excited to get some started so I can once again enjoy the beautiful arrival of Spring with spring flowers! Thank you so much for sharing!

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    Mary Anne Cella says

    My favorite is hyacinth. They remind me of my mother. After they flower inside you can put them in the garden and they will flower for years.

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    Cynthia says

    I love so many different types of bulbs: paperwhites for their fragrance, daffodils for their cheerfulness, hyacinths because they’re named after me (!)… but would have to say that my favorite is the anemone. My first year of planting bulbs, these little guys had the best success rate and simply showered my barren yard with their vibrant color in the middle of winter. Winners in my book!

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    Gail O says

    Believe it or not, NARCISSUS is one of my favorite bulbs, I love the smell, also love the daffodil. A bouquet of daffodils can only brighten ones day.

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    cathy sullens says

    i love hyacinths…..for wonderful wintertime fragrance
    and yes, i already enjoy your newsletter very much…
    greetings from the smoky mtns of east TN…big SMILE

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    Angel B says

    My favorite bulb flower is an iris, but I love trying new ones as well. Good luck to all who enter!!

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    Keila says

    I love the smell and the beauty of hyacinths. I also love gladolias.
    Reading the post before me, greetings also from the Tri-Cities, northeast of the Smoky Mtns!

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    Shirley Long says

    Oh,my, how will I ever choose favorite? Tulip,Narcissus,Hyacinths,Paperwhites,etc..love your website and have tried your cooking, baking, and decorating …Even have copied your decorating..thanks, Kevin…I hope you stay here forever……

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    Mary says

    Stargazer lilies, love them. Doesn’t the name just make you close your eyes and dream?
    BTW, I am already subscribed and so glad I am!

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    Sandie says

    Love Galds ! My grandpa used to grow the most
    beautiful Glads . Some people call them funeral
    flowers but not me they remind me of grandpa
    Hanks garden .

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    Roseann says

    There are so many that I love, it is hard to pick one! I would have to say, lately, I have a fondness for Daffodils!

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    Patty Parker-Gillis says

    I love the lovliness of Narcissus & Paperwhites that I just planted indoors last year for the first time, in a tall vase with rocks & water. Of course, pretty in lt pink Tulips every single spring in giant pots on my Patty-O near the slider, so that I can look out at them from inside as it brightens a cold & rainy day outside. A blast of cheerfulness & springtime and kudos for planning ahead.

    Patty Parker-Gillis

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    Anne Johnson says

    I’m a fairly new subscriber and love your weekly email newsletter and will head right on over to like your FB page after I post this comment. I used your tips last week to bring in some parsley plants–perfect timing, and so far so good.

    So, narcissus are #1 for me. Nothing quite like their cheery faces & intoxicating scent indoors during winter in zone 4. But, there are many that are very close seconds…

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    Sherlock says

    SOOO hard to pick just one! But I will say my favorite would be the white lily flowered tulip that bloomed last spring in my new yard. Such a simple flower, but so gorgeous! Especially at night! They practically glow! (I was once hiking at night through a field, and came across a group of horses. Most were brown, and were quite difficult to see in the dark, but there was also a white one, which really seemed to glow….much like my white lily tulips!)

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    Sandy Sebold says

    I love many different bulbs, but if asked, I would have to say dahlia’s! My sons bought my a 5 ft. potted plant last Mother’s Day and it still has one bloom that is getting ready to open! Beautiful!

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    Pam says

    paper whites…and there are a few blooming in our yard right now…are they confused?
    Love you newsletter and FB page.

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    Diane says

    On the three acres where I grew up, about two were covered with a plants that was called myrtle with glossy green small leaves and small lavender blue flowers. And midst all this were many thousands of daffodils and narcissus. My sister and I picked them each spring and gave many away to friends and neighbors. Our grandfather also took nice bouquets to the grocery store where he worked and sold them for us for a nickle each. We enjoyed those flowers each year for 45 years. Then the old house was sold. It no longer belongs to us but the flowers still bloom each spring and I so wish I could stop and pick a few. The aroma of narcissus is magical, I can still imagine it to this day.

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    Julia Hofley says

    Lilium ‘Holland Beauty’ and any and all Narcissus, but especially N. Butter & Eggs from Old House Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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    Pam says

    Gladiolas and irises. My husband grandparents used to travel all over Colorado to collect different types of irises.

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    patti says

    As I was reading the comments that have been left , I stumbled across one and began to read and realized that it already said exactly what I was going to write. Then I looked at the name and right on! it is my sister Diane sharing her memories. I wonder how many thousand jonquils, daffodills and narcissus we picked and shared from those three acres. There were Tiger Lilies there also and we sisters have them growing from the old bulbs gathered there. I live on a farm and every year I manage to plant a few more bulbs and divide what I have.
    Thank you for such wonderful memories and scents. (Sister’s is #180)

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    Lynda Blackwell says

    My favorite bulb is the large Alum. I love how it looks mixed in with my tulips, daffodils and hyacinth. Adds an interesting look. Love your page.

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    Susan in MI says

    No real favorites as I love them all specially seeing them bloom indoors when winter is so dreary.

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    carol a landrua says

    Daffodils!! They grew wild in the fields where i lived in NJ! after that I have to say Tulips! How wonderful you are giving away these beautiful bulbs, so kind! thank you…

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    Lorrayne says

    Hyacinth are my favorite bulb, love their fragrance. My mom loves the narcissium. She loves white flowers, after winter I want to see colors.

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    Carol McCarthy says

    Hyacinths, daffodils, aliums

    I also love tulips but the squirrels always have a feast on them!!

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    Nancy says

    Tulips! They remind me of home. I grew up in the Albany, NY area, where every year there is a tulip festival commemorating the area’s Dutch heritage. Washington Park, in the heart of Albany, bursts forth every spring with thousands of tulips!

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    Mary Marshall says

    I “like”you, already subscribe, and have to say I love a beautiful heirloom bearded iris. I inherited some that come from 300 year old stock and they’ve moved with me a couple of different places. Pieces of history! Thanks for the give-away fun!

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    Janet Ortega says

    My all time favorite has to be South African Amaryllis but I love Narcissus as well, just wish they would last longer in bloom.

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    Laura says

    The proper name escapes me at the moment, but I love the small, very early blooming multi-stemmed red tulips. Each bulb produces about five blossoms which bloom at the same time as grape hyacinth — beautiful together!

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    Sheri Rice says

    My favorite bulb is a little beauty called,siberian squill. These are tiny little bulbs that i naturalize. They bloom early and look divine planted in a woodland swale with daffodils. They bloom a beautiful blue. I also love heirloom tulips.

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    Carole says

    My favorite bulbs are Stargazer lilies. The smell is heavenly. I also subscribe to your weekly blog and have “liked” you on FB.

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    Judy says

    Oriental lilies are my favorites — except for ALL daffodils! Of them, Mount Hood and Ice Follies are two that I love.

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    Teresa Barnard says

    I love most every flower, but i think crocus are my favorite because it means nice weather is just around the corner and goodbye to winter!

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    krystyna says

    I LOVE ALL FLOWERS,NARCISSUS REMINDS ME ABOUT MY MOTHER,BUT MY VERY FAVORED IS AMARYLLIS

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    Gayle says

    My favorites are probably hyacinth. …But I love narcissus too!
    Am “liking” you on facebook.

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    d foster says

    My all time favorite are tulips, but I must confess I rarely find any flowers I don’t like. I love your site. Thanks for all the great info and recipes!

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    Tari says

    Daffodils have always been my favorite, although I can’t say that there is a flower I dislike!

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    Peggy Hall says

    my favorite bulbs flowers are Iris. when I lived in Germany I also loved seeing the crocuses peek through the last bit of snow. always a good sign for this Florida girl!

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    Patt Reid says

    Hmmm, hard to decide. Love the crocuses as the harbingers of spring, and simple tulips.. not the fussy ruffled kind. That said, I’m a bit of an addict to flowering plants of all types. My goal is to have no lawn to mow, only flowers to grow!

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    TNMeemaw says

    I love the Bright Red Amaryllis! It wouldn’t be Christmas without my receiving one under the tree. I have tried transplanting them outside without much luck. However, I have two that have been growing all summer and I hope that I have them deep enough in the soil that they will live through the winter and provide me with their wonderful blooms next Spring. Mom has them outside and they grow like crazy. I am a subscriber and would LOVE to win these. I want to increase the paperwhites in my yard next spring as well.

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    Lynnette says

    My favorite are asiatic lillies. Of the spring bulbs, I like hyacinths. They have great fragrance.

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    Cathy Ritter says

    Am following your guidance and force blooming a number of bulbs to cheer with color in the depths of February! Narcissus were not in the mix so having these cuties would begin the fun…thanks Kevin!

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    mary says

    I love the daffodils. They are so perky and happy they make me feel good just seeing them come up every year. I also put a few in my windows in little old liquor vases to bring the spring inside too.

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    Martha says

    There are so many bulbs to love–I think my favorites are all the tiny early ones–snow drops, winter aconite, anemone, crocus.

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    Tara says

    Daffodils have been my very favorite since I was a little girl. They were the theme flower for my March wedding 4 1/5 years ago!

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    Beverly, zone 6 eastern PA says

    My favorite bulbs are Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow. Their blue tones are unmatched. The star shaped center is eye-catching, and they are early enough to really make a statement in the still-grey landscape. Easy to plant, easy to care for, uplifting when I need it.

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    Jan Naher-Snowden says

    I love all Star Gazer Lilies during the summer. Early spring – Snow Drops. All spring – all daffodils. Wildflowers – Spring Beauty (also called Fairy Spuds). For spring perfume – hyacinths.

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    KateB says

    I love so many flowering bulbs, but I must admit the heady fragrance of the first colorful hyacinths make my heart so happy and excited for Spring!

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    Deb S says

    Peacock Orchids are my favorite. I used to have a bed full of them until little by little the chipmunks and squirrels made a meal out of the bulbs and now there are none left.

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    linda says

    my favorite ‘bulbs’, aka rhizomes, are the iris i order from Schreiners in Oregon!! they are fantastic!! i am a follower and liked fb!
    ^)^ linda

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    Penster47 says

    Already subscribed, have been for a long time. love your newsletter. My all time favorite is Hyacinths, but I love Narcissus too. Of course Lily of the Valley is pretty great too!!! I just love flowers period!! All ready a follower on FB too!

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    Glynnis Neilson says

    My favorite bulb flowers are freesias. I love their fruity fragrance, their interesting shape, and the multitude of colors they come in. They elevate my disposition.

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    Maria says

    I love all of the blooms indoors in winter as I live in cloudy Portland, Or. My favorites are the hyacinths and paper whites because of their fragrance!

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    ginger Porter says

    Acidanthera is a late spring bloom but before summer’s colors appear. White petals with a dark maroon base and golden centers. They’re the best.

    Love your newsletter.

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    Will says

    I love daffodils because they appear right as I’m about to go crazy with the rain here in Washington.

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    john s. krueger says

    tulips are my favorite my grandmother used to have 100″s of them on a terreced hill side

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    JoAnne Matzke says

    My favorites are daffodils! Have been a subscriber to your newsletter for awhile, and I love it! Thank you 🙂

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    Alice Wildermuth says

    Daffodils just mean spring to me but I love the fragrance of narcissus and hyacinths, too.

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    Beak says

    at one time I had the most beautiful yellow Iris that were my favorite but something got to them and I just could not save them. broke my heart.

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    Barb Conrick says

    beautiful red amarylis, my mother and I both had them going at Christmas to see who would have the best bragging rights as far as height or blooms. I miss you mom and our flowering race.

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    Michele L. says

    Many great choices already listed above, but for me it’s Tulips – hands down!
    Already subscribed to your newsletter and love it.
    Liking you on FB now!

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    Dorothy Hubbard says

    Hyacinth are wonderful, but all bulbs are beautiful. I am a subscriber and I lk you on FB,

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    Candy K. says

    I have to admit I don’t know much about bulbs or gardening. You make it all look so beautiful and I am inspired by your e newsletter. The Narcissus you featured this week are gorgeous!

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    Kirstie says

    My favorite spring bulb is a daffodil. They always remind me of my Mom because when my daughter was born, those were the flowers in full bloom in her garden and she brought a big bouquet of them to me!

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    Terry says

    I love daffodils the most. They were in bloom in Georgia when my husband and I got married in March, and then when we came back up to Michigan it warmed up enough that year that the daffodils were in bloom here too! So they have since (31 years) have had a special place in my heart.

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    Mark says

    Allium, any type, from the small drumsticks to the large balls. Watching them daily as each bud opens and unfurls into an amazing globe of stars is joy!

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    Ardrene Sarracino says

    My most favorite bulb is the Hyacinths, they come in many colors and smell wonderful! My husband likes Tulips, the dark red variety. Can’t wait to get some in the ground, I’ve been wanting to do that for many years now and still need to find the right spot. With 20+ chickens, 3 dogs and 3 horses; I find it a bit difficult.

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    Heike says

    I have been subscribed to your blog and enjoy it very much.
    My favorite bulb is the Narcissus or Osterglocken as they are called in German which is where I am originally from.

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    Jenny says

    Your blog is so helpful! I appreciate how you read all of the questions and answer them! …and I love lilies!!!!

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    kathy passie says

    Thanks So much for your blog… and I love all daffodils….

    And… your recipes are really great… I try them all, and they have become some of my favorites!

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    Kate says

    I love forcing paperwhites and hyacinth. I certainly am up for trying Winter Suns. Are they as fragrant as paperwhites? Sometimes they can be a bit too much.
    Thanks for your wonderful blog.

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    Viola Pieske says

    I like daffodils, because they let you know that spring in on it’s way and they are so hardy. Even when it’s snowing the peck their little heads out of the snow and are still beautiful.

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    Julie B says

    I live the tiny crocus that open on the sunny days of late winter yet stand up to the sleet and rain of those gloomy months. I tuck them into nooks and crannies where the surprise and delight.

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    Judy says

    Hyacinths are my favorite. Just place 3 in rooting vases, and 7 in a bulb pot –in the fridge chilling out. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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    Joani says

    Love all the color, fragrance & drama of flowering bulbs, but I truly think pink & apricot tulips together are stunning!

    I’m having fun learning garden tips & trying new recipes, thank you so much.

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