Hyacinth Flower

Guide to Planting and Care of Hyacinth Flower

Hyacinth is an exceedingly beautiful flowering plant which wins the hearts many gardeners thanks to it charming elegance and wonderful fragrance.

It starts blooming in the beginning of spring and its flowers can be white, pink, red, orange, salmon, yellow and even lavender and blue.

Growing Hyacinths is not difficult; you only have to meet their basic requirements.

When you shop for Hyacinths bulbs, choose undamaged and solid ones, without any cuts, spots, softness, mushiness or rotten smell.

If you want to make a nice arrangement of these plants you should purchase at least ten bulbs, or better still a dozen.

Planting Hyacinth Flower

Hyacinth Flower prefers sunny locations, so choose a place open to the sunlight.

Light, well-drained and sandy soil will work well for these kinds of plants. The bulbs should be placed into five inches deep holes and approximately six inches apart from each other.

The flat side of the bulb should be put in the hole downwards, and the pointed side should be facing upwards.

If your climate conditions are relatively warm, it is better to put the bulbs into the fridge for twenty days and to plant them at the end of the fall or autumn.

Make sure the soil is well drained and not too wet. If the soil is too wet the bulbs will start rotting.

After this just wait for the spring and look forward to when the Hyacinths sprout and then you can enjoy their flowers in bloom.

Over time you may notice the shape of the flower heads has become thinner – this is normal for Hyacinth plants.

Care of Hyacinth Flower

As you can see, there are not too many tasks for the gardener to do to keep these plants healthy and beautiful.

The biggest maintenance job for Hyacinth Flower would be the so called “dead heading” procedure.

You have to remove faded flowers to stimulate the growth of the plant and save the energy from forming seeds.

It comes without saying that you should skip this procedure if you want the plant to self-sow.

Another measure of precaution – your plants should be protected from animals such as rodents.

If you find some bulbs have been dug up, it is better to put a fence around the planting area and cut wires inside the holes with bulbs.

Hyacinth flowers also look nice when cut and put into a vase. They will fill the rooms in your house with a pleasant fragrance.

Tips on Hyacinth Flower

Sometimes, if you do not want your flower patch to be overcrowded, it is advisable to dig up the bulbs of Hyacinth and split them. You can easily do that with an ordinary spade by cutting a bulb into a few parts.

There are lots of varieties of this plant for you to choose form, and among the most attractive ones there is Hyacinth Macaw, Water Hyacinth and Woodstock Hyacinth.

You can opt for these ones or for many others to create a special arrangement of colour and brightness in your garden.

Varieties of Hyacinth Flower

Unless otherwise stated the following Hyacinth prefer partial shade to full sun.

Grape Hyacinth - Latifolium
Scientific Name: Muscari latifolium
Zone: 4 to 9

Grape Hyacinth - Magic Carpet Mix
Scientific Name: Muscari 'Magic Carpet Mix'
Zone: 3 to 8

Grape Hyacinth - Valerie Finnis
Scientific Name: Muscari armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis'
Zone: 4 to 9

Grape Hyacinth - White
Scientific Name: Muscari Botryoides 'Album'
Zone: 4 to 9

Grape Hyacinth - Yellow - Golden Fragrance
Scientific Name: Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance'
Zone: 4 to 9

Hyacinth - Blue Blend
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'blue blend'
Zone: 3 to 8
Sun: Full Sun

Hyacinth - Blue Ice
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'blue ice'
Zone: 4 to 9

Hyacinth - Double - Hollyhock
Scientific Name: Hyacinth double 'hollyhock'
Zone: 4 to 9

Hyacinth - Festival - Blue
Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'blue'
Zone: 4 to -10

Hyacinth - Festival - Pink
Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'pink'
Zone: 4 to 10

Hyacinth - Festival - White
Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'white'
Zone: 4 to 10

Hyacinth - Gipsy Queen
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Gipsy Queen'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Isabelle
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Isabelle'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Jan Bos
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Mixed Colors
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Assorted Colors'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Pastel Mixed Colors
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'pastel mix'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Peter Stuyvesant
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Pink Frosting
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'pink frosting'
Zone: 4 to 9

Hyacinth - White Pearl
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'white pearl'
Zone: 4 to 9

Hyacinth - Woodstock
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock'
Zone: 4 to 8

Hyacinth - Yellow Queen
Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'yellow queen'
Zone: 4 to 9

Indian Hyacinths
Scientific Name: Camassia esculenta
Zone: 4 to 8

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Summary

Hyacinth Flower is one of those wonderfully fragrant flowers that pop up early in the Spring. They also come in a variety of colours white, yellow, pink, blue, lavender, salmon, orange, pink and red.

Plant these bulbs in the fall with enough time to let the roots establish themselves. They should be planted 6 to 8 inches deep and no closer than 6 inches.

Add a little bone meal in the soil at this time. Then look for these early risers in the Spring.
After they bloom you will need to stake them as the large amount of flowers will make the plant top heavy.

When the Hyacinth Flower has disappeared and the leaves are yellow you can cut them to the ground, but not before as the leaves must remain to replenish the energy in the bulb for even a better season next year.

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