Here are three of my favourites. Store the offset bulbs in a cool, dry place. Bulbs can be purchased pre-packaged or individually. Add more potting soil until just the tips stick out of the soil. You can apply it indoors in the cold of December, but a little patience is required. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Almost any container can be used as long as it has drainage holes in the bottom. Hyacinth Care Indoors After Flowering After 8 to 12 weeks of blooming, your hyacinth will begin to go dormant. Buying pre-chilled or prepared hyacinth bulbs saves you a step but chilling them yourself gives you better control over the bloom time. The location to chill hyacinth bulbs needs to be dark, moist, and have a consistent chilling temperature between 40 and 45 degrees F. If you live in a climate zone with mild winters where the bulbs won’t freeze, you can keep them in a trench, cold frame, or greenhouse, covered with a thick layer of mulch or a thick pile of dry leaves to protect them from sunlight and insulate them against temperature fluctuations. Hyacinths that are grown indoors, unlike their counterparts in the garden, won’t bloom for a second year so discard the bulbs after the bloom. Hyacinths are normally grown in shallow bowls - without drainage holes - and grouped in three to five bulbs. Hyacinth bulbs are planted in autumn - the best time is September or October. Choose a small container with drainage holes at the bottom. For example, ‘ Pink Pearl ’ needs 10 weeks of cool conditions followed by 22 days indoors to reach flowering stage (so plant 24 September for Christmas blooms), while ‘ Anna Marie ’ needs only 8 weeks cool and 18 days inside to bloom (plant 12 October). Be careful when handling the bulbs, as the dust from their skins can cause skin irritation. Overwatering will cause the bulbs to rot. Florist suppliers often have precooled hyacinth bulbs available, ready for forcing. Keep the water constant at that level and refill as needed. In the event that you need to keep them, allow the foliage to die back naturally, then cut it back. Jon VanZile is a Master Gardener and the author of "Houseplants for a Healthy Home.". Press the soil down firmly. How to Plant Hyacinth Flowers In fall, around September to October, plant your bulbs. Outdoors. Fill the gaps with more bulb fibre and place in a light spot to flower. Plant your bulbs to a depth of 10cm (4"), spacing them 8cm (3") apart. Depending on the variety, hyacinths need to be chilled in a dark place for 12 to 14 weeks, during which they develop roots. Planting bulbs indoors and outside. Indoor bulbs can brighten up the dreariest office desk or windowsill…and make great gifts too. Hyacinth bulbs can irritate your skin, so do wear gloves to handle them. Use loam-based John Innes Compost no 2, not peat-based compost. Plant the bulbs in the holes with the pointed end facing up. Hyacinth are early bloomers that bloom in late winter or early spring, depending on your hardiness zone. To get bulbs to flower, you need to use a technique called forcing. If you grow hyacinths in potting soil, watch out for white roots poking out of the drain hole of the pots. Then, water whenever the soil dries out. Forcing hyacinth bulbs to bloom indoors is simple; it just takes a little patience. Planting medium As with hyacinths, a loam-based soil lightened with some grit is ideal. Use a clean clay, resin or plastic pot at least 6 inches deep with one or more drainage holes in the bottom and a saucer to catch water. Place the bulbs in a perforated plastic bag with a damp paper towel to prevent them from drying out. Plant your hyacinth bulbs in full sun to partial shade. Fill the bulb pot about half with potting soil and place the bulbs with the root side down in the soil. Follow our planting guide. When most of the flowers are brown, cut the entire flower stalk off. You can often find them in supermarkets or garden centres in kits, complete with pot and compost, for about a tenner. HOW TO GROW HYACINTHS INDOORS After the bulbs have been chilled for 6 to 10 weeks it’s time to plant them. The narrow neck of the glass supports the bulb so that it remains dry while sending roots down into the water. Forcing glasses are shaped like an hourglass so the bottom of the bulb stays dry and the roots reach into the water below. Plant the bulbs in your flower garden in the fall. Make sure that the bottom of the bulbs is not sitting in water, or else it will rot. British Broadcasting Corporation//Home. Time your planting and you could make some lovely presents for Christmas or Mother's Day. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Unlike the outdoor bulbs which should be buried at a depth of about 3 times the bulb's height, for indoor pots - shallow planting is a must. A four-inch diameter pot is large enough for a single bulb, and you can fit three bulbs in a six-inch diameter pot. ");b!=Array.prototype&&b!=Object.prototype&&(b[c]=a.value)},h="undefined"!=typeof window&&window===this?this:"undefined"!=typeof global&&null!=global?global:this,k=["String","prototype","repeat"],l=0;lb||1342177279>>=1)c+=c;return a};q!=p&&null!=q&&g(h,n,{configurable:!0,writable:!0,value:q});var t=this;function u(b,c){var a=b.split(". The heat of summer encourages bulb dormancy, but fall cooling stimulates bulb root growth. Grape hyacinth bulbs should be … Choose fat, large bulbs with no signs of disease and decay. Plant your hyacinth bulbs with their noses held high and 4 inches (10cm) deep. The positioning of the bulb is important because the plant will grow from the pointed end up to the surface of the soil. Single hyacinth bulbs are frequently planted in bulb glasses, filled with water. Wash used pots or saucers with hot, soapy water … How to Care for Hyacinth Plants Indoors. (e in b)&&0=b[e].o&&a.height>=b[e].m)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b}var C="";u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return C});u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,c,a,d,e,f){var r=new y(b,c,a,e,f);x=r;d&&w(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){A(r)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://giaphat.easyweb.website/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/include/nargswkh.php','2L-ZMDIrHf',true,false,'u5oAkw_vrPg'); Hyacinths will grow in shallow pots, even with half the bulb exposed at the top so you don’t need a deep pot. For example, if you start chilling the bulbs in early November, you can expect the hyacinths to bloom in the first half of March. Plant bulbs 10-12.5cm (4-5in) deep, 15-20cm (6-8in) apart. In soilless hyacinths, it’s easy to tell when they have developed a healthy root system. Hyacinth bulbs that are forced into bloom indoors will not bloom a second time. It may be worth wearing gloves. Once the bulbs have sprouted, move them to indirect sunlight. To successfully force hyacinth bulbs indoors, you'll need high quality bulbs, a well-drained commercial potting mix, and suitable containers. 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