Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 8 to 10" |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink Other: Coral highlighted with peach and salmon. |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Winter Other: Excellent for indoor winter forcing in water or potted. |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Other: Contact with bulbs may cause an allergic skin reaction. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Other info: can take many years for hyacinths to go from seeds to bloom |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets Bulbs Other: Plant hyacinth bulbs in fall, 6 to 8 weeks before a hard frost is expected and when soils are below 60 degrees F. This is usually during September and October in the North, and October and November in the South. Dig a hole 6 to 8 inches deep. Set the bul |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
eclayne | On April 22, 2015 | Bloomed |
jmorth | From March 14, 2016 to March 23, 2016 | Bloomed |
jmorth | From March 1, 2016 to March 13, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Out of cold period. Placed under fluorescent lights in cool basement till bloom time, then upstairs to bloom. |
jmorth | On October 25, 2015 | Potted up After a week (root development), placed into Cold Period. |
jmorth | On October 23, 2015 | Obtained plant From Brent & Becky's. 3 to force in pots, 2 in water. |
robertduval14 | On April 24, 2018 | Bloomed |
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