{"id":13307,"date":"2021-09-11T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13307"},"modified":"2021-09-10T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T23:44:11","slug":"fall-planting-hyacinths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/09\/11\/fall-planting-hyacinths\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Planting – Hyacinths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Multi-Year Planting of Hyacinths<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For over 400 years hyacinths have been popular spring-flowering bulbs, beloved for their colorful blooms and delightful floral fragrance. Modern day varieties are hybrids of a single species (Hyacinthus orientalis<\/em>) that grows wild in Turkey, Syria, and other regions in the eastern Mediterranean. Over 50 cultivars are listed by Dutch growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centuries of breeding have given gardeners taller and larger floral spikes, mostly double florets that are tightly packed along the stem. Each hyacinth bulb produces a single 8 -12 inch tall flower stalk. Flowers open in mid-spring around the same time as daffodils and early tulips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shades of purples and blues are very common, including Blue Jacket (royal blue), Delft Blue (soft lilac blue), and Miss Saigon (deep lavender blue) Aida (violet-blue). Other color choices include Woodstock (burgundy), Jan Bos (hot pink), Carnegie (white), Gipsy Queen (salmon), and City of Haarlem (pale yellow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyacinth bulbs are planted in mid to late fall.\u00a0Choose a planting area with well-drained soil. Full sun is best, particularly if you desire bulbs to re-bloom for several years. Hyacinths will grow in light shade, but multi-year planting numbers gradually decline. For visual impact, plant the bulbs in groups of 5 or more, spaced about 5 inches apart on center and 5 to 8 inches deep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the mid-Atlantic and mid-South states, (zones 5-7), hyacinths grow well in outdoor containers or mixed with other spring bulbs. You may also force hyacinth bulbs in pots that are chilled outdoors, or in unheated garages\/sheds, or in refrigerators. Bring pre-chilled bulbs in your home for floral display winter into spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Anna Marie’ hyacinths<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like tulips, newly planted hyacinths perform at their best the first planting year.\u00a0Some gardeners will grow bulbs for 2-3 years and redo the planting bed. Botanical gardens sow hyacinths and tulips as annuals. Hyacinth bulbs may re-bloom for several years, but lose their vigor and flower size. Soil-borne diseases will also reduce their numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once flowers have wilted and faded in spring, clip off the flower stalks to re-energize bulbs for next spring. Allow the green foliage to grow until it dies back in late May or early summer. Bulbs enjoy a dry summer dormancy in ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite Bulb Emporium<\/strong>: Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester, VA. Shop on-line or mail order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For over 400 years hyacinths have been popular spring-flowering bulbs, beloved for their colorful blooms and delightful floral fragrance. Modern day varieties are hybrids of a single species (Hyacinthus orientalis) that grows wild in Turkey, Syria, and other regions in the eastern Mediterranean. Over 50 cultivars are listed by Dutch growers. Centuries of breeding have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1319,1226,1037,1324,626,602,1012,1407,1577,853,551,625,1518,729,1317,777,630,705,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13311,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13307\/revisions\/13311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}