Indoor Hyacinth Delft Blue Bulbs, pack of five
£7.00
notes
These indoor bulbs have been specially treated with cold to coax them into earlier flowering. With the correct care, these Hyacinth Blue Star bulbs can be in flower as early as Christmas, filling your winter home with the intoxicating scent and porcelain blue colour of spring.
Dimensions
- Pack size: 5 bulbs
- Height and Spread: up to 25cm (9in)
Features
notes
These indoor bulbs have been specially treated with cold to coax them into earlier flowering. With the correct care, these Hyacinth Blue Star bulbs can be in flower as early as Christmas, filling your winter home with the intoxicating scent and porcelain blue colour of spring.
Insights
For a Christmas display it is advisable to plant these in September as they do require at least 10 weeks in the dark. Hyacinth Delft Blue is a recipient of the RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit), for all round excellence.
Details
- Flowers: December - February
Planting
- Indoor
- Planting Time and Depth: Sept- Nov, 10cm deep
- Use moist, well-drained compost
- Bulbs can be covered mid-way up the bulb, leaving the top exposed. Multiple bulbs can be positioned closely but they should not touch each other.
Care
- Keep in the dark for about 10 weeks until shoots appear, then move into sunlight.
- For containers without proper drainage, be careful not to over water – check compost with finger and only add if dry
- Bulbs are toxic to pets or humans if ingested and may cause skin allergy
- Deadhead as flowers fade
Scent
Strong and sweet
Glossary
Autumn Planting Bulbs
