Let's talk bulbs-Hyacinthus

[Mamu]

Hyacinth-Not a popular bulb, they take a back-seat to tulips and daffodil in the spring.

I have some that have been in my gardens for years and years. They have the most magnificent aroma. There is no other spring bulb the gives your yard that sweet smell of spring. I do need to dig them up every couple of years and divide them, if not the become scrawny and have a tendency to deplete the soil. The year after dividing I am rewarded with beautiful hyacinths again.

Hyacinths grow to heights of 4-8 inches. They should be planted 4 inches apart and 4-5 inches deep. They like sun and a soil that rich and light.

They are a lovely addition to a rock garden. I plant mine in circles of 3-4 bulbs. Again I can only say, I love the aroma of these flowers. Mine are planted around my deck area. When I walk out the door the first think I can smell is the hyacinths.

Hyacinths

 

[shep]

I REALLY need to go out and get some of these...
I have oodles of tulips, daffodils & crocus, but no Hyacinths...Yet...

 

[Snowwark]

We have grape hyacinths, very early, very pretty little bloomers!

 

[gina2000]

Hyacinths are my absolutely favorite bulb.

This time I really mean it!

 

[Snowwark]

.....until Mamu posts the next one!

 

[thatcats]

I love Hyacinths -but grow them as an indoors plant - if planted in September/October ( kept in a dark place) in our climate indoors they will be ready to flower in January - that way I get the full benefit of that beautiful fragrance in my home.
A lovely reminder that spring is around the corner.