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Bedding Hyacinth
Hyacinth Orientalis Delft Blue
Very popular and widely considered to be one of the best hyacinths available, Delft Blue has beautiful, single porcelain-blue flowers which produce the most exquisite, wonderfully sweet, heady fragrance. It is excellent for forcing in pots for early colour and fragrance indoors, but equally as valuable when used as an outdoor plant for flowering in late spring. The last-lasting blooms have a graceful, spiked shape with large, self-supporting heads, making them ideal for mass planting. Specially prepared for growing in pots indoors, they must be planted at the end of September to have them flowering for Christmas. Winner of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit
Position:
Full sun to partial shade
Soil:
Any reasonable garden soil adequately supplied with humus
Rate of Growth:
Average growing
Flowering Period:
Forced indoors: December onwards. Outdoors: April
Flower Colour:
Porcelain-blue
Other Features:
Deer, squirrel and rabbit resistant
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
Garden Care:
If growing outdoorsPlanting time: September – OctoberPlanting depth: 15cm (6 inches)Planting spacing: 20cm (8 inches)Height: 25cm (10 inches)Add well-rotted compost or peat to the soil before putting the bulbs in. Although they can be left outdoors over the winter after flowering has finished, the display in the second year would not be as good so we recommend allowing the foliage to die down, lifting the bulbs and storing them in dry peat indoors until planting time comes round again. If growing indoorsIf planting the bulbs indoors use “forcing” techniques – plant the bulbs into pots from October to November and keep the pots in a cold and dark, but frost-free location. The cold period should last 8-14 weeks until the shoots are about 2.5-5cm high, when it should be moved to a shady and cool spot indoors. After a few days move it close to the window and leave it there until the flower buds appear. Once the flower buds have appeared move the pot or bowl to the position where you would like the bulbs to flower. After flowering cut off the dead blooms but not the flower stalks. Watering should be withheld after indoor Hyacinths have flowered to let the foliage wither and then the bulbs should be removed. Clean them and store for planting in the garden in early autumn.Price: THREE BULBS FOR £1.75
Eventual Height: 25cm
Eventual Spread:
N/A
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Bulb |
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