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Which bulbs are potted or cut flowers, the sweet scent of Hyacinths is the spokesman of the spring that will come. These forerunners of summer certainly have a great hold on the viewer, leading to an impulse is determined by their color because of their delicate and distinctive aroma.
The Hyacinth is supplied cut flowers but with the bulb intact to ensure a longer life when purchased by the customer. Remember to inform the buyer that must not cut the bulb that provides up to 3 days longer life of the flower.
Much more versatile than you can imagine, the Hyacinth already satisfies only those who see it visually, but has even more attractive in small clusters mixed with other flowers.
Do not forget that the Hyacinth (which is actually an inflorescence composed of many small flowers) is a perfect flower for the wedding in the late winter and spring. Both the full and individual floral stem delicate flowers can be used in wedding bouquets, corsage and decorations for the buffet especially outdoors. Less desirable for their intense aroma, the dining table as disturb the sense of smell in tasting food and could be annoying saturating the environment with their scent so intense.
Potted bulbs individuals or groups, cheer any room in the house as different flowers bloom on the stem. They can also be kept outside if the temperature does not fall below zero.
Set in glorious flower bed and pot, fragrant colorful accents with the hyacinth. Hyacinths are among the spring flowers of the bulbs. Hyacinth bulbs are very special because they bring as well as tulips, daffodils and other spring flowers abundant at the beginning of the gardening season color in the garden, on the balcony and terrace. The hyacinth is available in different designs and colors like bright blue, very intense red, pure white or pastel shades. It is fragrant and a must for every garden. Very impatient people do before the winter hyacinths or burgeoning in buying copies from the garden center. The hyacinth is an onion plant and is originally from the countries surrounding the Mediterranean.
The Hyacinth is an early bloomer, and forms to each individual stems numerous small flowers. Another asset of the hyacinth is its intense, sweet fragrance. She delights us with its flowering in April-May. Hyacinths are hardy and can be planted in the garden. Planting time is September-November. The planting depth should be about 10 cm. The most common way for the garden is the Perlhyazinthe or grape hyacinth. It pleased our eyes in a beautiful blue. Our tip: The Hyacinth feels most comfortable in lime-rich soil and a little rough. Then they will show their full bloom.
You can enjoy the winter with pots of hyacinths, which are suitable for indoor use. Even the cold season has its bright side. Enjoy as an evening of candlelight and hyacinth fragrance. These magnificent onion-hyacinth, with its rich fragrance of flowers can be used in a sand mixture or in a soil-sand mixture. Happy to be in special hyacinth glasses (Hyacinth glasses) driven. In this special hyacinth glasses the onion with the tip resting on top of a narrowing of the glass. The glass was always just below the bulb be filled with water. Hyacinths tolerated at best a cool, dark place to be used. Only when the hyacinth has formed sufficient roots, the hyacinth can be made to light. Then she will let you feel by and by their flowers. Since there are hyacinths in different colors, you can be color coordinated with each other. This is a wonderful, cheerful flower picture.
The selection of hyacinths is huge and because each inflorescence of numerous, densely consists of dense single flowers, the color is particularly beautiful. This is a very intense fragrance that is so strong that even a couple of a blooming hyacinths to fill an entire room with the intense fragrance. Blue hyacinths blooming like ‘Delft Blue’ or ‘Blue Star smell’ stronger than the white flowering ‘White Pearl’ or the pink ‘Pink Pearl’.
Did you know that the hyacinth flower the fashion of the 18 Century? The hyacinth has the man was already fascinated. They came in the 16th Century to Constantinople from the Middle East to us of Europe. Wild hyacinth grows for instance in Syria and Lebanon. She experienced a very similar impressive growth as the queen tulip which 400 years ago unleashed a veritable mania for tulip bulbs changed at that time in the Netherlands for horente prices were traded owner and even in specific markets for tulips. Also hyacinth bulbs were a long time as a very extraordinary treasures. From about the middle of the 18th Century there was, for example in France, fashion, hyacinths to plant in the garden, this enthusiasm was allegedly from Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of French King Louis XV ordered., The most planted gardens of Versailles with hyacinths.
Flowering: preferred end of January in the house, in a free March-April, plant height, depending on the variety, 10-30 cm
Location: sunny to half shady, warm, free draining, humic sandy or clay soil
Propagation: by aerial bulbs, onions and share in September
Pruning: faded parts cut
Casting behavior: uniformly kept moist to avoid water logging
Hyacinths are propagated by bulbs. Since they form only a small number of aerial bulbs, their growth must be stimulated by the bottom of a large onion crosswise cuts and then planted the onion in a large pot. This pot is then filled with compost. After about a year when the first shoots appear, you can remove everything and separate the bulbs. These can then be planted. Germination of Hyacinth bulbs incidentally, is greatly accelerated by allantoin. The right plant is also very important Hyzinthen. But a Infestation of pests occurs rarely. Occasionally, aphids may be present or Fusarium (Zwiebelfäule). Now find the corresponding Plant in our partner store: Because our partner makes your plants back into shape. Did you know that hyacinth bulbs in September and October to be set? The onions are in pretty loose, humus, absolutely drained soil planted without damming wetness. The onions should be used twice as deep as they are fat even in the ground.
The unique fragrance of hyacinths: Hyacinths smell to varying degrees and they come in different scent strengths. Some smell of the hyacinths grades even as intense and unmistakable, that a single plant fills a whole room with their fragrance. The Duftstarken varieties include, for example, “Blue Star” and “Delft Blue”. Something subtle fragrance in the rose-colored varieties, “Anna Marie” and “Splendid Cornelia” are. The hyacinths are the weakest scent “White Pearl”, “Blue Pearl” and “Pink Pearl”. For each fragrance taste the right plant.
Particular attention is the filled Hyacinth ‘Hollyhock’. For filled hyacinths are still very rare, and this impresses even the unusual bright red color of the flowers. Stuffed varieties of hyacinths are fast too heavy for the style and therefore can bend easily. Our plant Tip: Support filled hyacinth is removed. It is different in Hyacinthoides hispanica, Forest hyacinths. Platanthera not form a proper compact flower clusters, but the flowers hang from the style of how many individual small bells. They are available in white, pink, and available in blue, and very highly recommended for natural gardens. For the forest hyacinths are best suited to naturalizing. From year to year they bloom and the rich woods like hyacinths especially under trees and shrubs.
Which unfortunately still relatively unknown Riesenhyazinthe ‘Galtonia candicans’ may even be planted in April and grows quickly into a lush plant. This plant also boasts a beautiful white flowers growing less compact grape. The flower clusters are excited in the summer months and is about 1 meter high. The little sisters of the hyacinth, Muscari Muscari the aucheri will however only about 50-10 inches tall and bear many small blue flower clusters. Alone, they do not work so well, so our advice: You should always consist of at least 20 bulbs to create a desired effect. The Grape is an excellent companion to the way the early blooming tulips and daffodils.
Early as 1800, there were several hundred varieties of hyacinths. The hyacinth was even then not only bred in the Netherlands and increased, but also around Berlin, there were by this time many flower bulb growers. This built hyacinth bulbs in large numbers. The hyacinths fields on the outskirts of the city were part of the spring bloom in the most popular destinations. The people who wanted to could take a hyacinth as a potted plant to take home. These bulbs prospered even then not only good in pots and in the garden, but also one filled with water glass. Today’s hyacinth glasses were not yet at that time!
Hyacinths are one of the bulbs that grow well without soil and thrive. They can be good in the room before their natural Heyday bring to bloom. If the room hyacinths hyacinths growing in a transparent glass, the situation is even the free view of the otherwise hidden delicate root system. You can begin by the end of November this interesting form of the flower bulb culture. In addition to a hyacinth bulb, you need a special hyacinth glass. The special glass has a special, bulbous shape. Above, there is also a contraction, to which the onion is laid. The tradition of culture on glass hyacinth comes from a time when the bulbs were not as now, driven in large numbers of gardeners. Today, experienced this traditional form of the flower bulb culture a comeback and hyacinth glasses are available in many garden centers. In part, the bulbs in the professional horticultural already cultivated without soil and only water.
Hyacinth glasses come in many colors and shapes and are very decorative and useful You can use them well outside the time as a hyacinth vase. Some glasses are so beautiful that they are without a real gem hyacinth for the apartment. But you can also experiment a bit and use as possible suitable shaped glasses from their own budget. Make sure that the onion is as large as possible, because the more nutrients it has stored, the more power it later for the education of their flowers. The glass is filled with water until it reaches the bulb. If the roots form, should be made between the bottom of the onion and the water about 1 / 2 inches remain square. Important glasses with a tail section, so that the onions sit above the water. The water should not touch the bulb no longer, because otherwise it can rot. You can stimulate root growth further by gently scrape with a fingernail the follicles. But scratch please be very careful!
If you do not have the option to use hyacinths, onions, can be driven in winter, burgeoning in buy hyacinths in pots. If the earth gently and carefully removed from the roots, the plant can be placed on a glass full of water hyacinths. In this way can then also in the house the development of small bars to enjoy the fragrant flowers and watch. Remember please keep in mind that Hyacinths are poisonous! Hyacinths are toxic and can therefore easily cause skin irritation.
Our tip for last: As with any bulb purchase, you should definitely pay attention to the quality of the onions. This is the only firm and plump onions without injuries are strong enough to produce strong beautiful flowers!