- Buy hyacinth in a pot
- How to care for the hyacinth in the pot
- Provide a rest period after the flowering period
- tips and tricks
Potted hyacinths bring spring into your home. From November to March you can buy inexpensive pre-grown plants in stores. This is how you properly care for the spring bloomers so that you can enjoy the fragrant flowers for a long time.
Hyacinths make excellent pot plants
Buy hyacinth in a pot
When buying, make sure that the plant is as compact as possible. The flower bulb should peek out slightly at the top. If it's nice and big and firm, you can grab it.
Take the plant out of the packaging immediately. Keep them cool and bright until blooms appear. Then the hyacinth tolerates slightly higher temperatures.
How to care for the hyacinth in the pot
Before and during flowering, you need to water the plant regularly, whenever the top layer of soil is dry. Prevent waterlogging. You do not have to fertilize freshly bought hyacinths. Cut off faded flowers.
Some hyacinths get very large inflorescences with many small flowers. They tilt slightly to the side, causing the pot to tip over. Ensure stability and, if necessary, tie the flower stalks to small plant supports.
Provide a rest period after the flowering period
- Set the pot cool
- Water a little at first, then not at all
- Chill very cold for several weeks
- repot
- Put the pot warmer
After the flowering period, there is a long period of rest, during which the bulb can gather new strength for the next year. Put the pot in a cool corner where it won't get in the way. Water only moderately. As soon as the leaves turn yellow, no more watering. Just leave the plant to its own devices until fall.
In order for the hyacinth to bloom next year, the pot must be placed at temperatures between 0 and 6 degrees for about eight weeks. You can also do this in the fridge if necessary.
When the first flowers appear, pot the bulbs in fresh soil and place them in a warmer, light spot.
tips and tricks
If it is too much effort for you to get potted hyacinths through the winter, plant the bulbs in the garden after they have bloomed. Then the hyacinth will bloom again next spring without any care.