You can enjoy the fragrance and color of hyacinths all winter. The bulbs are easily forced into bloom using a specially designed glass. You need only water and cool temperatures. No Soil. The glass supports the hyacinth bulb just above the water, allowing roots to fill the glass below. Almost any hyacinth bulb may be used. However, look on the package for “Hyacinths for indoor growing”. These bulbs are also larger in size than the standard garden varieties and will produce larger flowers.
Growing Instructions:
- Place hyacinth bulb in glass, tip pointing up.
- Fill glass with water, as close as possible to the bottom of the bulb without touching it. If the water is too low the roots may dry out, and if too high, the bulb may rot.
- Place glass in a cool, dark, well-ventilated area where the temperature stays between 40-50 degrees F (basement, refrigerator, garage.) Do not let freeze.
- Keep in storage for 13 weeks, check weekly and maintain water level just below the bulb. Roots will fill the glass and a shoot will appear from the tip of the bulb.
- After 13 weeks, when the shoot is 2-3″ high, bring into a warm room, 60-70 degrees F. Keep in a filtered light area until the shoot greens up, then place in full sunlight.
- Your hyacinth will fill your home with color and fragrance in 2-3 weeks. Once in bloom, keep it from direct heat to prolong flowering.
Your hyacinth glass makes an excellent cut-flower vase during the summer. Re-use in fall again with hyacinth bulbs.