Colorful Hyacinths Before Spring Arrives

Colorful Hyacinths Before Spring Arrives

Hyacinth (lat. Hyacinthus) - belongs to the asparagus family (lat. Asparagaceae). It is a bulbous plant from the genus of monocotyledonous plants. It is a perennial plant - a bulb. With bulbous plants, the size of the bulb is important. The larger and better quality it is, the larger the inflorescence will be. The flower is the most interesting feature of the hyacinth. It will look beautiful on your desk. The arrival of spring will also be announced by its romantic fragrance, and even on Valentine's Day you can let your senses be enchanted by its scent.

Hyacinth is a plant with hermaphrodite flowers. The inflorescence is in terminal racemes. The perianth consists of 6 tepals. The fruit of the hyacinth is a capsule. The leaves are in a basal rosette of 2-6 leaves. The leaves are simple, sessile. The leaf blades are mostly linear to lanceolate.

Valentine's Day Tip: Try a gift in the form of a red or pink hyacinth. Choose a suitable colored cover for the hyacinth. Decorate it with a colored ribbon. To create an original gift, use for example a red basket with a handle, a red pot cover, and red binding wire. A blooming hyacinth can be an inspiration not only on Valentine's Day.

For those who don't want to wait until Valentine's Day for all this beauty, we have a tip for you - forcing bulbs! We can start forcing as early as September. However, the closer it gets to spring, the easier forcing becomes. It's important to maintain the recommended temperature and darkness in the room.

Forcing Bulbs

Already in December, besides "Barbara's branches," we think about flower decorations with forced flowers. If you haven't tried it yet, we have a unique guide for you. You'll see that forcing is nothing difficult and that you'll really fall in love with it. Delicate flowers will dazzle and delight you during the winter months.

Hyacinths (lat. Hyacinthus) - we force them in clean water. For example, in small jars (from yogurt, mustard, etc.)

Procedure:

1. Place a piece of charcoal in clean jars
2. Fill the jars with soft, preferably boiled water
3. Clean the hyacinth bulbs from root remnants and dirt
4. Place the prepared bulbs on the jar

We can start forcing hyacinths as early as October. Unfortunately, those forced this way won't bloom for Christmas. They will bloom first in January.

General principles for forcing hyacinths:

Put only enough water in the jar so that the bulb just barely touches it. There should be only 1 mm of free space between the water surface in the jar and the bulb.

The water must have a temperature of around 10°C. Don't use warmer water.

Move the jars with bulbs to a dark place. If you don't have a dark room, wrap the entire jar with the bulb in a cone made of thick paper. Maintain a temperature of around 10-12°C.

Throughout the entire forcing process, carefully add water (again at a temperature of around 10°C, preferably boiled). Pour the water into the glass so that it does not touch the bulb.

The bulb will start to develop roots approximately 2 months after the start of forcing. During this time, observe the bulb carefully. As soon as the flower stalk appears between the leaves, move the hyacinths to a warmer room. Keep the inflorescence covered with paper for another week. In light and warmth, it will bloom faster.

Don't throw away the bulbs after the hyacinths have finished flowering. Gradually harden them off from room temperature to outdoor conditions. At the end of April, transplant them into a flower bed, into open soil. Plant the bulbs deeper. Once the bulbs have dried out, remove them from the soil and store them. Important: If the bulbs reduce in size, do not force them for 2 consecutive years!

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Author: Hana Michalíková