My Tiny Plot

I cut these gorgeous Hyacinths today. I planted the bulbs back in November when I planted the Tulips. The tulips are still green but these are ready and what a colour? The electric blue is almost too vibrant for the garden. It stands out so much against the plain backdrop (of virtually no plants) that I was actually quite happy to bring them indoors. And the smell – wow!

4 Responses to “Hyacinths”

# patientgardeneron 17 Mar 2008 at 9:31 am

I love Hyacinths, they remind me of my grandmother. I know what you mean though about them seeming abit garish but its nice to have some colour at this time of year
# mtpon 17 Mar 2008 at 10:51 am

Yes they’re very old-fashioned. They’re almost ironically old-fashioned! And once they’re in-doors I’d say they fit in perfectly. However, they can be a bit harsh in the garden – a bit like my crazy acid orange Calendulas last year!
# Terri Pollheinon 19 Mar 2008 at 12:17 pm

My absolute favorite spring flower….the scent is absolutely heavenly, don’t you agree?
God bless.
Terri
# cassieon 12 Apr 2009 at 11:42 am

Hi

I was given 3 hyacinth bulbs in a pretty basket as a gift recently. I don’t know exactly what they are called, but they grow straight up with small flowers sprouting out from the shaft. I kept them indoors, they flowered with the most beautiful white flowers and fragrance.

The flowers have now died off, but I don’t know what to do with the bulbs now? Do I need to cut back all the green leaf to the base of the bulb or will it flower again shortly, as I have now removed all the dead flowers?

I love gardening but am most definitely a novice. I pretty much see something I like and plant it in the back garden. I haven’t lost any plants yet so must be doing something right :)

Anyway, any tips or advice would be most welcome as I would so love to see these Hyacinth again next year.

Many thanks
Cassie