Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'

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Ask a gardener about the fragrance of the paperwhite, and you're sure to get an answer as strong as the flower's famed aroma. Some find the aroma to be sweet while others think it's musky. One thing gardeners agree on is that paperwhites are easy to grow indoors. The bulbs will produce brilliant white flowers after several weeks when grown in a shallow container containing a layer of stones or gravel and filled with water. 'Ziva' is one of the earliest paperwhites to bloom, flowering in early spring. It belongs to division 8, the tazetta group, which includes plants with very short cups and very fragrant flowers.

• Native Area: Mediterranean
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 8–10
• Height: 16–18 inches
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

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Plant description

This traditional paperwhite is said to have the strongest scent of all. It can be planted out in sheltered gardens, but it is more often planted up into bulb bowls and 'forced' to grow early as an indoor plant. The scent is unforgettable.

Garden care: Wearing gloves plant bulbs 10-15cm deep and 10cm apart in autumn. After flowering feed with a balanced fertiliser, deadhead the flowers, but do not be tempted to cut back or tidy the foliage after flowering as this will interfere with the bulbs’ ability to store energy for the following year's flowers.

We recommend planting these bulbs as soon as they are received (planting out or forcing for Christmas indoors). They can arrive already sprouting in advance of an earlier display than other Narcissus, and this is a natural part of a "Paperwhites" life-cycle. If planted outside, the colder temperatures will return the bulb to dormancy until natural flowering early in the new year."

To force your daffodils: Plant them close together in bowls filled with bulb fibre. Make sure the growing tips are protruding just above the top of the compost. Put them in a cold, dark place, which will encourage the flowering stems and roots to develop before the leaves. Keep the bulb fibre just moist and leave them in the dark for 8 weeks - or until the new shoots are about 4-5cm tall. Once they have reached this height, bring them into a dark room away from bright sunlight. The leaves will gradually turn green and you can slowly increase the light levels as they do. The flowers will soon follow. If you prefer to keep your paperwhites compact, Anna Pavord in her book Bulb tells of experiments at Cornell University, where they discovered that a little alcohol reduced their height by up to 40%. Apparently the best way to tackle it is to stand the pot of paperwhites on a tray of pebbles filled with water, making sure that the bottom of the pot is not standing in water. When the shoots are approximately 5cm high, tip out the water and refill with a mix of 9 parts water to one part hard liquor such as gin, vodka or rum (beer and wine should be avoided).

paper-white daffodil 'Ziva'

A tazetta daffodil with erect, strap-like, mid-green foliage and up to 10 highly fragrant flowers per stem. Flowers appear in mid-spring and are 4.5 cm in width with a white corona and yellow stamens

Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva' (8)|paper-white daffodil 'Ziva'/RHS Gardening