Bring a splash of bright colour to your home or garden by trying easy-to-grow hyacinths. Grow them indoors and you’ll have cheering flowers in the winter. In the garden they are a sure sign of spring. <\/p>

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When to plant hyacinth bulbs<\/a><\/li>\n
How to plant hyacinth bulbs<\/a><\/li>\n
Planting hyacinth bulbs in the garden<\/a><\/li>\n
How to grow hyacinth indoors<\/a><\/li>\n
The best hyacinths to grow<\/a><\/li>\n
What are bulb vases and can I grow hyacinths in them?<\/a><\/li>\n
What to do with hyacinths after flowering?<\/a><\/li>\n
Where to buy hyacinth bulbs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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How to grow hyacinths<\/h2>\n
Hyacinths are bought as bulbs<\/a> in autumn and are easy to grow. When choosing your hyacinths to buy you will notice that some are sold as \u2018prepared\u2019. These are the ones to buy if you want your bulbs for growing indoors to bloom around Christmas or in January. Prepared bulbs have already been treated to a period of cold, which stimulates production of the hormones required for stem extension and so brings them into growth earlier. For later flowering or growing in the garden, normal, non-prepared bulbs are fine.<\/p>\n
When to plant hyacinth bulbs<\/h3>\n
Plant your hyacinth bulbs<\/a> in autumn. They will then flower around March to April. For prepared bulbs for growing indoors, you should plant these a little earlier and allow a good 10-12 weeks before expecting them to be ready to flower. For Christmas or winter blooms<\/a>, for example, plant in August\/September<\/a>.<\/p>\n
How to plant hyacinth bulbs<\/h3>\n
Planting hyacinth bulbs in the garden<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Hyacinths will grow in any good, well-drained garden soil<\/a> and perform well in a range of situations including borders and rockeries. They need some moisture to grow and flower properly but avoid boggy areas where they may rot. A drier situation is preferred when the leaves have died back and they are dormant in summer.<\/p>\n
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alperti\/REDA&CO\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\u2022 Hyacinths prefer a sunny position although will be fine in semi-shade<\/a> where you are happy to only have a one-year display (they won\u2019t have stored enough energy for a good second year\u2019s showing).\n\u2022 Plant bulbs<\/a> in late September \u2013 October. Plant each bulb, pointed end upwards, 10cm deep. Leave a gap of at least 8cm between each bulb.\n\u2022 To improve drainage, you can add a small handful of grit to the bottom of the planting hole.\n\u2022 Autumn-planted bulbs will flower in March to April.<\/p>\n
How to grow hyacinth indoors<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Use prepared bulbs for best results \u2013 these are widely available at garden centres.\n\u2022 Choose a container<\/a> big enough for 3-5 bulbs and deep enough for good root growth.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Tim Graham\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\u2022 Use multi-purpose, peat-free compost<\/a>. You can also use bulb fibre compost.\n\u2022 Put some crocks of gravel<\/a> at the bottom of the pot to help drainage.\n\u2022 Plant your bulbs so that they aren\u2019t touching and their tips are just showing above the surface of the compost.\n\u2022 Place your pot somewhere cool and dark \u2013 such as in a cupboard or shed \u2013 and leave for around 10 weeks, checking periodically to ensure it is kept moist (but not wet). After about 10 weeks, good roots should have developed during which time the roots will develop and shoots will begin to emerge.\n\u2022 Once the shoot is around 3cm, bring the pot out into cool light conditions.\n\u2022 In another three weeks you should begin to see some colour developing in the forming bud. You can now bring your pot into the house, or if already growing indoor, into a light warm room.\n\u2022 Be aware that you may well need to stake your flowers as they can get a bit top heavy. A network of twigs works well for this. Gently push them into the soil around the bulbs and arrange so that the twigs give support.\n\u2022 If you planted your prepared bulbs in August\/September you should have displays in time for Christmas<\/a>. Or better still, time your display for the darker days of January.\n
Here\u2019s more on forcing bulbs indoors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
The best hyacinths to grow<\/h3>\n
Hyacinths come in three types \u2013 single hyacinths with single florets, double hyacinths, where each floret has a double ray of petals, and multiflora hyacinths that have a looser arrangement of florets on multiple flower stems. Their looser appearance can make them easier to grow in the garden where a less-formal<\/a> look is preferred. The singles and doubles make good displays for growing in pots indoors.<\/p>\n
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Not to be mistaken with:<\/h4>\n
Grape hyacinths, which although there is a similarity in their form are a completely different species \u2013 Muscari<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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What are bulb vases and can I grow hyacinths in them?<\/h3>\n
Bulb vases<\/a> as a lovely way to grow single bulbs. They are glass vases with a narrow, splayed neck the you place the bulb on to \u2013 without it falling through into the vase. Fill with water to just below the base of the sitting bulb. Place in a dark cool spot, such as a cupboard and check periodically to ensure the water is kept topped up and that the roots are beginning to grow down into the vase and the shoot is emerging. Once the shoot is 3-4cm in height, bring the vase into a sunny warm room and the bulb will soon flower.\nIf the water gets cloudy, carefully lift the bulb off and refresh the water. You can also add charcoal to water to help keep it fresh.<\/p>\n
Find out more about forcing bulbs<\/a><\/p>\n
What to do with hyacinths after flowering?<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Deadhead<\/a> spent flowers.\n\u2022 Feed the remaining leaves regularly with a high-potassium liquid plant food until the leaves start to yellow.\n\u2022 The leaves will eventually die back completely and your bulb will be left to re-grow the following spring.\n\u2022 Hyacinths can re-flower for a few years, but displays may diminish each time.\n\u2022 Once your pot-grown, indoor flowers have finished, you are best to plant the bulbs out into the garden. You should get some re-flowering the following year but it\u2019s unlikely to be as fulsome as using fresh bulbs.<\/p>\n
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Not to be mistaken with:<\/h4>\nGrape hyacinths, which although there is a similarity in their form are a completely different species \u2013 Muscari<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not to be mistaken with:<\/h4>\n
Grape hyacinths, which although there is a similarity in their form are a completely different species \u2013 Muscari<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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