Bulbs: New Hyacinth Bed for Spring 2010, 1 by chrisw99

chrisw99 wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I haven't checked this site for a few days while I switched over to a new computer(ARGHH!) but now it is working and I hope I have all my files. Anyway...back to hyacinths.

My new bed doesn't have any hyacinth sprouts yet. I planted them deep, and late-ish so I am not worried, yet.

My older beds have lots of sprouts. The first ones this year were Splendid Cornelia, Bismark, Mirtilos and Menelik during the 2nd week of Feb. Hy o 'Splendid Cornelia' has always been my earliest bloom, even though they are under a shrub without a lot of sun at this time of year. The bulbs have been in for over 10 years. The blooms are smaller and less dense, but they just keep coming. I've included a photo of one bud with the first floret colored and springing free.