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Experiment Week #6 Both the blue plant and the magenta plant are preparing to bloom. By the end of this week I’ll know if the food color has at all affected the bloom color. It hasn’t affected the leaf color to any noticable degree. It has affected plant size. The magenta plant is significantly shorter than the blue plant. Both the colored plants are less than one third of the size of the control plant. In fact the control plant got so lanky that I had to trim leaves off to prevent them from knocking over the little jar. If I intended to save the bulb this would be a bad idea because it needs the leaves to gather energy for the next year. But paperwhites are notoriously difficult to get to flower a second time, so I’ve decided that I’m not going to try. If I grow paperwhites again next year I’ll buy new bulbs. Maybe next time I’ll get my hands on some methelyne blue and try that instead of food coloring. |
You might want to try metal infused potting soil, if you can find it. The metals in the soil make for some very pretty flowers.
You might want to try metal infused potting soil, if you can find it. The metals in the soil make for some very pretty flowers.