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3 Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Delft Blue’ prepared bulbs that can be used for growing stunning lilac blue flowers indoors in time for Christmas.
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EAN: 8712147010324 | MPN: 002PHYDB
Hyacinthus Orientalis ‘Delft Blue’ is a popular bulb that grows single, light blue flowers with a good fragrance. This stunning colour and delightful fragrance makes it an ideal addition for room and table decoration with later use in the garden.
However, these prepared ‘Delft Blue’ bulbs, unlike regular bedding bulbs, have been through a series of cold treatments, starting the growing process, to prepare them for early flowering in time for Christmas.
When planting, wet a layer of bulb fibre and fill the bottom of a pot or bowl. Place the bulbs close together in the container, ensuring that they are not touching each other or the sides of the container. Then fill around the bulbs with more bulb fibre or compost with the tip of the bulbs just poking through.
To develop a healthy root system the container should then be moved into a dark environment such as a bin bag and placed in a dark cool corner of a cellar, shed or garage. Check regularly and water if the growing medium is dying out.
Once the roots have developed and the shoots have reached 5cm/2″ in length, the containers can be moved indoors, into a cool room away from light to allow the leaves to green up. Once greened, they can then be moved into a warmer more humid atmosphere and allowed to flower.
When planted this way, these ‘Delft Blue’ bulbs should flower in time for Christmas, creating a beautiful table decoration, filing the room with their delightful fragrance.
After flowering prepared hyacinths can be allowed to die down naturally and then planted outside at twice their own height where they will flower the following year in the usual period of March and April.
