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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 the bulbs of Hyacinths, 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 kind 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 period and look forward to when the Hyacinths sprout and then 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 in case you want the plant to self-saw.

Another measure of precaution – your plants should be protected form the animals like rodents. In case you find some bulbs dug up, it is better to put a fence around the planting area and cut wires inside the holes with bulbs.

Having a Hyacinth patch in your garden will make the whole surrounding look nice and cheerful, and you will spend a lot of delightful moments looking at your flowers and demonstrating them to your family and guests.

Besides, Hyacinth flowers look nice when cut and out into a vase. They will fill the rooms of 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 in a few parts.

There are lots of varieties of this plant you can 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 holiday of color and brightness in your garden.

Type of Hyacinth Flower

Grape Hyacinth - Latifolium Scientific Name: Muscari latifolium Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Grape Hyacinth 'Latifolium', 'Muscari armeniacum', a fall planted bulb, produce unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch to the spring... more	Grape Hyacinth - Magic Carpet Mix Scientific Name: Muscari 'Magic Carpet Mix' Zone: 3-8 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Muscari Magic Carpet Mix, Muscari armeniacum', is an exclusive blend of different colors and kinds -- range from Blue Grape, to bi-colors, to pur... more
Grape Hyacinth - Valerie Finnis Scientific Name: Muscari armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Grape Hyacinth 'Valerie Finnis', 'Muscari armeniacum', a fall planted bulb, produce unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch to the sp... more	Grape Hyacinth - White Scientific Name: Muscari Botryoides 'Album' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Grape Hyacinth 'White', 'Muscari armeniacum', a fall planted bulb, produce unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch to the spring gard... more
Grape Hyacinth - Yellow - Golden Fragrance Scientific Name: Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Grape Hyacinth 'Golden Fragrance Yellow', 'Muscari armeniacum', a fall planted bulb, produces unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch... more	Hyacinth - Blue Blend Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'blue blend' Zone: 3-8 Sun: Full Sun "The Blue Hyacinth Flower is a soothing blend of all our classic blue Hyacinths, accentuated with a touch of white to make the mix even coo... more
Hyacinth - Blue Ice Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'blue ice' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Hyacinth Flower 'Blue Ice' (Koh-i-Nor), 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb that produces powder blue flowers with a violet blue stripe. Th... more	Hyacinth - Double - Hollyhock Scientific Name: Hyacinth double 'hollyhock' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Double Hyacinth 'Hollyhock', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', has exquisite, double crimson red flowers. It is an extremely fragrant, spring-blooming fl... more
Hyacinth - Festival - Blue Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'blue' Zone: 4-10 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Multiflora Festival Blue, Hyacinthus orientalis, displays clusters of lovely lilac-blue florets. Multiflora are much looser and more graceful th... more	Hyacinth - Festival - Pink Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'pink' Zone: 4-10 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Multiflora Festival Pink, Hyacinthus orientalis, displays delicate rose pink florets and is wonderfully fragrant. Multiflora are much looser and ... more
Hyacinth - Festival - White Scientific Name: Hyacinth Festival 'white' Zone: 4-10 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Multiflora Festival Pink, Hyacinthus orientalis, displays fragrant pure white pristine flowers. Multiflora are much looser and more graceful than... more	Hyacinth - Gipsy Queen Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Gipsy Queen' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth Flower 'Gipsy Queen' 'Hyacinthus orientalis', a fall planted bulb, is a very attractive and unusual variety with brilliant salmon-apricot flowe... more
Hyacinth - Isabelle Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Isabelle' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth 'Isabelle' 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb. This variety is called a triple double. This means it's a double flowering v... more	Hyacinth - Jan Bos Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth 'Jan Bos' 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb. Jan Bos has a carmine-red color, which is unique among Hyacinths. This classi... more
Hyacinth - Mixed Colors Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Assorted Colors' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth 'Mixed Colors', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb. This plant is one of our most popular items. Mixed Colors is a beautifu... more	Hyacinth - Pastel Mixed Colors Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'pastel mix' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Pastel Hyacinth Mix, Hyacinth orientalis, is a beautiful pastel hyacinth mix that will enhance your garden! Plant them near walkways to fully e... more
Hyacinth - Peter Stuyvesant Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', a fall planted bulb, is an award-winning variety with extremely large, luscious porcelain-b... more	Hyacinth - Pink Frosting Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'pink frosting' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Hyacinth 'Pink Frosting' (Fondant), 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb that produces lovely pink flowers. The colors are bright and... more
Hyacinth - White Pearl Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'white pearl' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Hyacinth 'White Pearl', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb that produces glistening pure white flowers. The colors are bright and la... more	Hyacinth - Woodstock Scientific Name: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Hyacinth 'Woodstock', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', a fall planted bulb, is an intriguing beauty! Its mysterious iridescent burgundy purple color make... more
Hyacinth - Yellow Queen Scientific Name: Hyacinth 'yellow queen' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Hyacinth 'Blue Ice' 'Yellow Queen', 'Hyacinthus orientalis', is a fall planted bulb that produces soft primrose yellow flowers. The colors are b... more	Indian Hyacinths Scientific Name: Camassia esculenta Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade "The Indian Hyacinths, Camassia esculenta, has soft blue-violet flowers. An excellent naturalizer and native to North America, this wild-looking plan... more

Summary

Hyacinth Flower is one of those wonderfully fragrant flowers that pop up early in the Spring. They also come in a variety of colors 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 have disappeared and the leave 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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