Hyacinths: cultivation, planting and care, storage after flowering. What to do with homemade hyacinth after flowering. The best varieties for home and garden

Hyacinth is the herald of spring. Its curly, fragrant "spikelets" of flowers are one of the first to appear in the garden, when the green grass is just pecking. For this early awakening long flowering and the great vitality of hyacinth is loved by gardeners. And lovers of indoor flowers accustomed hyacinth to home conditions. And since then, spring on a single window sill can come, like in a fairy tale, at any time of the year. Blooming hyacinth window glass, painted with a frosty pattern - a magical picture that you can create yourself. It is enough to follow the simple rules of planting and care to help the hyacinth. And then beautiful and fragrant flowers will appear exactly at the appointed time.

Legendary Hyacinth

People became friends with hyacinth more than five hundred years ago. There are many legends associated with this plant. The inhabitants of the eastern Mediterranean were the first to pay attention to the lovely flower that grows along the banks of rivers and lakes. He not only moved to the oriental gardens, but also became a poetic image.

Arab poets gave the flower the name "curls of the houri." According to an oriental legend, women, looking at its curly flowers, learned the art of curling their hair.

The ancient Greeks had a legend about the miraculous origin of this plant. Hyacinth, the young son of the muse and king of Sparta, the favorite of the Olympian god Apollo, died tragically. And Apollo kept forever the memory of Hyacinth. Where the blood of a beautiful young man was shed, no less beautiful flowers grew. But the hyacinth did not become a symbol of sadness. He represents the joy of life. Greek weddings were always decorated with hyacinths, in honor of this flower the ancient Greeks held a three-day holiday, sports victories were dedicated to it.

The coming of hyacinth to European countries is also reflected in the legend. Allegedly flower bulbs got to Holland, thanks to the wreck of the ship on which the flower cargo was transported. The ship was wrecked, but washed ashore with onions, to the shores of Holland. Hyacinths have grown and fell in love with European gardeners. The 18th century became a real boom of this flower in Europe.

Interest in this wonderful plant does not weaken. Hundreds of varieties of hyacinth have already been created. They differ in size, flowering time, in shades and shapes of inflorescences, there are simple and double flowers. And breeders continue to bring out new varieties.

Such a passionate and mutual love of hyacinth and flower growers is easily explained. This flower has an outstanding appearance, it is easy to grow at home and it is easy to propagate.

What is he favorite of Apollo and flower growers? Hyacinth is a perennial bulbous plant. First, long, upward-pointing dark green leaves appear. They have a well-defined groove. Then a peduncle grows from the center of the leaf funnel, densely planted with buds. They are usually 30 or more. And then the magic begins, the buds open and become amazing flowers. They resemble a bell with strongly recurved petals and smell pleasant. The plant blooms for about a month.

Through the efforts of breeders, hyacinths of a wide variety of colors have been bred. Among its many varieties, there are many-flowered ones, which have not one, but several peduncles, there are - with double flowers. Interesting, but rarely grown at home, Roman hyacinth.

This flower has two or three rather thin peduncles, and the flowers are not so dense.

Hyacinth is the best option for forcing flowers by a certain date. According to flower growers, other bulbs are more capricious. And according to florists, blooming hyacinth - great gift. Whatever variety of hyacinth you choose, whenever it blooms, it is always magic. And you yourself will become a wizard. It just takes a little effort.

Let's make a rainbow of flowers: varieties and types of plants

During five centuries of domestication of hyacinth, more than 300 varieties have been bred. They are mainly intended for growing in the garden. And only hyacinth orientalis is suitable for home use. But this variety has become the basis for the creation of many hybrid varieties. It is impossible to count them, every year new ones appear. Varieties are divided according to the timing of flowering, according to size - into miniature and tall, according to the shape of the flowers, the number of peduncles. Finally, in color. Hyacinths surprise and delight in color: snow-white, cream, bright blue, sky blue, dark purple, pale lilac, pink, scarlet red, deep orange and sunny yellow. And all the hyacinths smell wonderful.

We will tell you more about the most famous varieties.

• Bismarck - the variety blooms early, suitable for forcing and open ground, the inflorescence on a 25 cm peduncle resembles a cocoon about 12 cm in length. The flowers are large (4 cm) pale purple, longitudinal dark in the center of the petals.
• Delft Blue - a variety recommended for forcing and cutting. On a peduncle of 25 cm, a very voluminous inflorescence, the width is almost equal to the height. Flowers are bright blue.
• Ostara is a universal variety (for the garden and for the home), early. blue flowers decorated with a dark blue stripe.
• Amethyst - a variety of medium flowering time, grown both in the garden and at home. On the inflorescence is located 25-30 lilac flowers with dark border.
• Lord Balfour is an early variety, one of the best for forcing at home. On the peduncle 20 flowers. Painted in all shades lilac color, the edges and center of the petals are darker.
• Innosance is an early universal variety, very popular. Flowers with wide petals, snow-white.
• Carnegie is a medium flowering variety, excellent for gardening and forcing in a pot. Delicate white flowers are connected in an inflorescence, in the form of a cylinder, on a relatively low (22 cm) peduncle.
• Anna Marie - the variety is suitable for early distillation. Peduncle about 25 cm. Flowers, light pink with a bright stripe in the middle, there are 30 more.
• Lady Derby is a versatile and compact variety. The peduncle is not higher than 22 cm. The flowers are pale pink, without gloss.
• Pink Pearl is a mid-early hyacinth. Flowers saturated color pink, darker in the center.
• La Victoire is a universal mid-early. The flowers are raspberry-red, with a glossy sheen.
• Jan Bos is an early compact variety, recommended for forcing. The peduncle is up to 18 cm. The flowers are red-pink, the petals are lighter on the edge, the throat is white. Inflorescence in the form of a cone.
• Gypsy Queen is a medium flowering variety, versatile. Orange flowers densely cover the peduncle. Its height is approximately 22 cm.
• City of Harlem - medium flowering, suitable for home and garden. Peduncle high (27 cm). The flowers are pale yellow at first, becoming cream.

Separately, miniature hyacinths are distinguished - these are plants no more than 15 cm in height, with smaller flowers than those of ordinary forms. Many hybrid varieties have mini-options.

Multicolor varieties in the photo

Amethyst
Anna Marie
Bismarck
Delft Blue
Gypsy Queen
endorsement
carnegie
Lady Derby
Lord Baflor
La Victoire
Ostara
Pink Pearl
City of Harlem
Jan Bos

In the language of flowers, hyacinth means fun, curiosity and unpredictability. White hyacinth symbolizes constancy, blue - calmness, yellow - cheerfulness, red or pink - a promise of surprises.

Conditions and seasons for hyacinth

Describing what conditions a potted hyacinth requires each season is quite difficult. This flower does not follow the usual calendar. He fulfills the will of his owner, who, becoming a wizard, changes the seasons. For example, for a hyacinth that should bloom for Christmas, spring will come in September. The table shows the seasons for plants with a natural life cycle, and the development periods for those that were forced to bloom after hours.

Table: Conditions for growing a potted flower

Options for Proper Hyacinth Planting

If you already have a blooming hyacinth, do not rush to transplant it. Let it bloom, and then do as with a plant that has been distilled (this is discussed later).

If you have healthy full-fledged hyacinth bulbs at your disposal, you can plant them and start forcing flowers. Remember: from planting to flowering will take at least three and a half or four months. Small onions of dubious quality are not suitable for inopportune flowering; their planting will have to be postponed until spring.

Hyacinths are usually planted in low and large diameter pots, containers and bowls. Ceramic or plastic doesn't matter. But it is important that there are good drainage holes. And most importantly, that the bulb is located comfortably, that is, it does not touch the walls of the container. You can plant not one, but two or three or more onions in a bowl to make a spectacular bouquet.

Take the soil neutral, non-acidic. All-purpose soil from the store is acceptable, or mix leaf, sod, and compost soil, as well as peat and sand.

There is another option - to do without soil at all. Hyacinth bulbs grow well just in a container of water.

Planting an onion in water

1. Choose the right container. The bulb should lightly touch its surface with the bottom. For example, narrow glasses are suitable cylindrical shape. Well, if the container is opaque. Transparent - wrap with a dark cloth or paper.
2. Pour settled, and better filtered water.
3. Insert the onion into the selected vessel and send it to rest in the same way as potted plants that are planted in the soil.
4. Regularly check the amount of water in the vessel, add it so that the bottom does not dry out.
5. When roots and leaves appear, feed the hyacinth. Add a mineral complex for flowers to the water.
6. Next, take care of the "water" hyacinth is the same as for ground plants.

Video tutorial: Hyacinth without soil

We start distillation of hyacinth

It is necessary to prepare a container, drainage, soil substrate and, most importantly, onions.

Selection of planting material

Special bulbs for distillation can be purchased at the store. They have already been trained, and the sooner they are imprisoned, the better. Choose large (5 cm or more), dense, healthy specimens without rot or damage.

Prepare planting material for distillation, you can do it yourself. This must be taken care of in advance, in June or July.

• Dig up hyacinth bulbs from the soil to ripen.
• Dry for two weeks, the optimum temperature is 25-30 degrees.
• Leave for another two weeks, keeping at +25 degrees and slightly lower.
• Until planting, store at a temperature not higher than +17 degrees.

Onion differences

Hyacinths have spherical bulbs. Inside, they consist of juicy scales, and on the outside, the onion is covered with dried integumentary scales. The color of scales and florets are related. In varieties with blue, blue and purple flowers, the bulbs are purple on the outside. In white hyacinths, the bulbs are covered with light gray scales, in red hyacinths, the bulbs are burgundy on the outside. The yellow bulbs are grey-cream, while the pink bulbs are lilac.

We calculate the time for landing in the house

Usually, blooming hyacinths they expect to receive it by a certain date: by the New Year, March 8, or a birthday. This means that the onions must be planted at a specific time. It is not difficult to define it. In September, hyacinths begin to be driven out to New Year's holiday, in October - to the first women's day. On average, 14-15 weeks pass from planting to flowering.

How to expel flowers and make "winter"

If the hyacinth "sees" the light earlier, it will develop poorly. It is not worth delaying the "winter" stage. In this case, all the energy of the bulb will go into the leaves, and the buds will not form or will be weak.

As soon as the hyacinth blooms, it is moved to a warm room. For high-quality flowering, a temperature of + 20-22 degrees is needed.

Video: Workshop on planting indoor hyacinths

We plant hyacinths in a pot without distillation

Smaller onions are suitable for regular planting in spring. The requirements for planting capacity, drainage and soil are the same as for plants intended for forcing. The only difference is that during spring planting, the tops of the bulbs are completely covered with soil substrate. And then the container is placed in a cool place, 12–15 degrees is enough. When the climate allows, take it outside, to an insulated balcony, veranda.

Return grown plants with buds to the room. Subsequently, take care in the same way as for "forcing" hyacinths.

Home Care for Spartans

You managed to plant hyacinths, successfully organized winter for them, and then spring. Flowers are blooming and fragrant. It remains to provide quality care when hyacinths bloom and safely go through the post-flowering stage. It is not difficult to please a curly handsome man, he does not need hothouse care. No wonder his legendary namesake was a Spartan youth.

A hyacinth that has blossomed loves light and moisture very much. Does not tolerate too hot air and cold drafts. Turn on the backlight when daylight hours are short. Place the plant pot away from heaters and open windows and do not forget to water. If the hyacinth peduncle bends under the weight of the inflorescences (this happens), give it support.

About watering and feeding

In Greece, the hyacinth is called the rain flower. It requires that the soil around the bulb does not dry out. Irrigation water defend or filter. Water the flower carefully, along the edge of the pot. Water should not fall on the bulb, in the center of the leaf rosette, on the buds. And be sure to pour excess water from the pallet. Stagnation of moisture can cause root rot. Flower growers recommend watering hyacinth with a solution of calcium nitrate (concentration 0.2%) for stable flowering.

Blooming hyacinth should be fed every two weeks. Apply liquid complex fertilizers for flowering plants. When making a solution, follow the instructions.

Bloom time and dormancy

When buying a hyacinth in bloom, you can hear the advice: after withering, discard the plant. Is this wonderful flower disposable? Nothing like this. Hyacinth is able to live and bloom for about 10 years. All his life force is concentrated in the onion. The task of the grower is to preserve and increase the supply of food and energy for a new flowering. You will have to work hard for this, but the result will pay off. What to do with a hyacinth that has faded?

1. Remove flower stalks.
2. Moisten the soil, feed the hyacinth until the leaves wither. During this period, the onion restores strength and gives offspring.
3. Remove the bulb from the soil, remove the withered leaves.
4. There may be children on the bow. If they are sufficiently developed, they are easily separated. Divide them with the mother bulb to plant later. If the kids do not want to separate, leave them until next year.
5. Dry the bulb for several days, keep it in a dry room and store it in a cool room until autumn.
6. Plant the bulbs that have been distilled in the fall in the garden, they deserve a rest. In winter, cover the place where hyacinths are planted from frost with peat, sawdust or leaves. In early spring, remove the protection, trying to save the sprouts.
7. In spring, hyacinths will bloom outdoors. But after a year or two they can again be moved home and receive flowers. Two years in a row it is impossible to carry out forcing the same onion, it will deplete strength.

Video: What to do with faded hyacinth

Table: Flower care mistakes

Diseases and pests of primrose

Hyacinth, which is properly cared for, is a spartan healthy plant. But if you neglect the rules of care, he is likely to get sick. He is threatened by such ailments as fusarium and bacterial rot, as well as insect pests: stem nematode, aphids, root mites.

Sadly, hyacinth is not always treatable. So the best treatment- prevention: disinfection of the soil and onions, and also regular inspection of the plant. Please note that after the appearance of buds, it is impossible to spray the flower with insecticides.

Table: hyacinth diseases and pests

Babies and other methods of reproduction

At home, hyacinth can be propagated in several ways: by seeds, cutting the bottom and children. The seed method is the longest, most complex and is used mainly for breeding.

Reproduction by children is also not the most productive method. During one growing season, a very modest amount of planting material can be obtained from one bulb. Therefore, the operation on the bottom of the hyacinth is the most profitable way of reproduction.

There is also a legend associated with this method. They say that the Dutch flower growers could not breed more hyacinths. And the mouse helped them. As if she climbed into one of the cellars where they kept flower onions and gnawed them. After some time, the owner of the cellar discovered that the damaged bottom of the old onion was filled with new onions.

Notching or cutting the bottom

This method is the most effective and popular at home. Using it, you can get several dozen young onions at once.

1. After a dormant period, take a healthy whole hyacinth bulb, at least 6 cm in diameter.
2. Rinse it from the soil, dry for 2-3 days, treat with a fungicide solution.
3. Cut the lower part of the onion (bottom) crosswise, at a right angle. The depth of the incision is about half a centimeter.
4. After the cuts open, sprinkle the pulp with charcoal powder.
5. Put in a cool (up to 20 degrees) and dark place.
6. Three months later, new onions will appear. They are planted and grown.

You can cut the bottom. With a pointed teaspoon in the onions, carefully cut out the bottom. After the operation, the onions are stored cut up, in a room with a temperature of + 21–22 degrees. After 2-3 months, babies will form on the sections.

See how to properly cut the bottom.

Video: Cutting the bottom of a hyacinth

Reproduction by children

Babies are small onions that form during the growing season on the parent bulb. In one season, an average of 4 babies appear on the mother bulb, no more.

1. Dig the bulb out of the soil, wash and dry.
2. Separate the children carefully. Plant them separately in the spring.
3. Young bulbs grow quickly. After the end of the growing season (in autumn), they are taken out of the ground and grown: they store the winter like adult onions, and on next year planted again.
4. After 2-3 years, ripened bulbs are ready to bloom.

Hyacinth is a symbol of spring and prosperity. As you already understood, you can achieve its flowering at any time of the year, not only in the greenhouse, but also at home. Any florist is quite capable of becoming a novice wizard. It is required from him: a mathematical calculation in order to plant onions in time, attention for successful germination and a little effort to care for a curly handsome man. Not so much. After all, a blooming and fragrant hyacinth in the midst of a winter cold is real magic.

A detailed description of the varieties, cultivation and care of hyacinth.

In this article, you will learn about a beautiful flower called hyacinth. The care process and all problematic issues will be resolved after reading the information indicated.

Hyacinth plant: legends and beliefs

Hyacinths are flowers of incredible beauty and a delicate, but at the same time rich, intoxicating aroma. They are one of the first to bloom and enchant with their beauty and variety of colors.

The flowers are not very picky and are great for both the garden and houseplant. Each person will find for himself his favorite color, which fascinates with tenderness and at the same time with color saturation. There are many legends and beautiful stories about hyacinth.

One of them is about the favorite of Apollo - the young man Hyacinth. During the competition, the guy was injured and in the place where his blood dripped, flowers grew, which were later named after the young man.

The real homeland of hyacinths are the lands of the Middle East, northern Africa and the Mediterranean. The second homeland in Europe for the hyacinth was Holland, which made a lot of efforts for its further distribution.

Hyacinth flowers - varieties: water, oriental, mouse muscari, bean curly, wild

In nature water hyacinth grows in the Amazon basin, where all year round very comfortable temperature. In most cases, the flower is on the water, and its roots are under water. It can bloom at any depth of freshwater rivers.

This plant has large oval leaves, formations that fill with air and hold it on the surface of the water like a float. It blooms only during one day.

Six-petalled lilac flowers with a dark blue center and long stamens. Pollinated, the seeds fall into the water and grow rapidly when warm, comfortable temperature and enough light.

special care behind it is not needed, it is important to remove intensively growing shoots in time and do it carefully so as not to irritate the skin on the hands. As the water temperature drops, the flowers are moved to a special place filled with water.

If the hyacinth overwinters in the apartment, then it is necessary to periodically moisten the air and make sure that the bulbs are constantly in the water, avoid drafts, but at the same time fresh air the room should be sufficient. It is strictly forbidden to cover the flower with light-transmitting containers and store it in basements or darkened rooms. The duration of the day must be at least twelve hours.

Hyacinth orientalis — perennial, which reproduces with the help of scaly bulbs that have the same color as the flower. The best varieties of this kind:

• snow white
• Gentle sunny color
• Saturated blue
• All shades of purple and orange
• Deep red to pale pink
• black hyacinth

It differs from other species in barrel-shaped peduncles: blue, purple and white. Get along well with other species bulbous plants in soils that can survive harsh winters, grow in one place at good care up to twelve years old. Hyacinth can be grown in an apartment or house in the winter.

bean climbing hyacinth can be either annual or perennial climbing plant. In its homeland in warm Asia and Africa, it grows in one place for many years, and in less hot countries for only one year.

It differs in that it wraps around a special device. counterclock-wise. The leaves are similar in structure to bean leaves, but have different colors: red-violet, green or purple.

Attention is attracted not only by the unusual shape of the leaves, but also very beautiful fruits, which will decorate any well-lit area. AT autumn period bright yellow, rich green leaves and colored fruits look especially beautiful. It is very important to monitor moisture, it is needed for intensive growth, but acidic soils strongly inhibit the plant.

Hyacinthoid, Spanish blueberry, hyacinthoides - this is the name of one flower, which is an important part of the flower display in the gardens of many European countries. Its leaves have a long shape, a high peduncle, on which bright blue, purple, pink flowers are placed in the form of a bell.

It blooms mainly in wet and temperate weather for up to three weeks. During intensive growth it is desirable to use mineral supplements. To improve flowering, it is better to transplant the plant every three years and cover it for the winter, to protect it from severe frosts. It fits perfectly into home flower bed, on the alpine slide, and among the stones.

Hyacinth flowers: planting, care and growing from a bulb in an open field garden

Before planting a flower in the ground, you need to prepare a place in advance. Some believe that hyacinth can be planted in the shade of trees and shrubs, as it blooms very early, when there are no leaves on the trees. But in order for him to please you with his amazing colors, he needs well warmed up a glade protected from strong winds by the sun.

You also need to take into account the level of groundwater and perform a number of preventive measures for plant protection. Fertilizer from humus is excellent, but not fresh manure. One and a half to two months are allotted for preparing a clearing for planting, starting in August.

In order for the bulbs to take root, they are planted to a depth of up to eighteen centimeters, at the end of September, at a distance of about 15 cm. To protect against decay, sand should be added to the hole and covered with tree leaves for the winter.

During intensive growth, you need to feed twice, after when the peduncle and leaves have dried up at the hyacinth, you need to dig out the bulbs. If this is not done, then next year the flowers will be smaller. A week is enough for the dug bulbs to dry out, then they need to be put in special boxes and stored at room temperature and planted in the ground at the end of September.

Growing hyacinths requires considerable attention and care. The earth should be moistened by 10-12cm. You also need to remove diseased flower stalks, and if necessary, the whole plant. Three times it is recommended to fertilize with complex fertilizers while regularly plowing the ground.

At the end of the first month of summer, the preparation of the plant for winter begins. When storing bulbs, for 95 days you need to maintain constant humidity in the room and ventilate. Before planting, you need to put the bulbs in a cool room, to adapt to low temperatures. They reproduce with the help of the formation of about 4 children.

Video: Planting a hyacinth in the open field

Hyacinth flowers: planting, care and growing in a pot, at room conditions

At home, hyacinths are grown as follows:

• Pre-selected bulbs are planted, checking them for damage.
• Large bulbs are selected (more than 5 cm in diameter), from which it is easier to grow a chic flower and treated with a special solution.
• The pot should be wider than the bulb and shallow with large holes for drainage.
• It is better to buy soil or mix soil with leaves, compost, humus in equal parts and pour sand and peat.
• Once every two years, flowers should be planted in a garden bed in open ground for restoration.
• A flowering plant is taken to a room where there is a lot of light and the air temperature is not higher than 20 degrees and there is no draft.

You can time the flowering of the plant to certain holidays: if the bulb is planted in October, the plant will bloom by the New Year, if in November, then you can give a flower to your beloved girl on Valentine's Day, and if in December, then you can expect flowering by March 8.
After the flowering period, flower stalks are cut off and continue to be watered and fertilized until completely dry, so that the bulb is large and with children.

Video: Growing hyacinths at home

Planting hyacinths in spring and autumn

It is best to plant flowers in open ground in September to a depth of 15-18 cm, choosing medium bulbs, treating them in a fungicide solution before planting. Many experts do not recommend planting bulbs in the spring, as they will not have time to take root and throw out the peduncle.

If planted in the spring, then the rooting and growth of the leaves occurs due to the nutrition from the storage scales, but at the same time, new flower stalks do not have time to form. You can also buy already blooming hyacinths in pots and transplant them into a specially prepared place by adding coarse sand there in advance.

Should not be fed nitrogen fertilizers, but it is better to add potassium and phosphorus with ash. In order to prevent various diseases, it is necessary to change the landing site every time.

Video: Caring for hyacinths in spring and autumn

When hyacinths sprout and bloom, how many times do they bloom?

The first hyacinths sprout in the first months of spring when the winter chill is in the air, but the sun warms the earth more and more. They take root in winter period and pierce their leaves at the first breath of spring.

Their persistent aroma envelops everything around, and the saturation of color does not leave anyone indifferent. The main thing is to take care of them late autumn when to plant in the ground:

• add sand
• various fertilizers
• mark the place where they should ascend

In order for what kind of beauty to grow in your home, you need to look at each bulb before planting, follow all the recommendations about proper care and then this beautiful flower will repay you with its beauty. It blooms long time, once, whether grown in the garden or at home.

Hyacinth: how often to water in a pot and in the garden?

In order for a flower to please everyone around with its beauty, it needs to be properly watered:

• After planting the bulbs in a pot, you need to pour water and sprinkle with sand, take the basement.
• Be sure to periodically water for 2.5 months
• After the appearance of the first sprouts and before the appearance of the first buds, transfer it to a room where the temperature will not exceed 10-15 ° C, limiting the access of light.
• Water very carefully so that water does not fall on the bulb or leaves. Water should be warm and preferably rain.
• When the first buds appear, you need to increase the amount of light and temperature in the room. We water more intensively so that the earth does not dry out, and the water does not fall on the bud, otherwise it will not bloom.
• If you plant flowers in the garden, watering is mandatory. In this case, it is necessary to regularly fluff the earth for greater storage of moisture.

Hyacinths have faded: what to do with them?

After the plants have faded, you need to gradually reduce the frequency of watering until it stops completely. It is also recommended to feed the plants with mineral fertilizers for the third time, for abundant flowering next year. When the leaves turn yellow, you can safely dig out the bulbs.

When to dig up hyacinths after flowering, what to do with a bulb in a pot?

Late June-early July perfect time for digging bulbs out of the ground:

• They should be well cleaned.
• Remove yellowed leaves
• Place in wooden, well-ventilated boxes
• Dry
• Separate babies and store

For about two months, the bulbs are stored at a temperature of 24-28 ° C, gradually reducing to a comfortable 17 ° C. So the bulbs should lie for a little more than a month.

Do not stop watering and regularly ventilate the room. During storage, you need to have time to separate the children and plant them in separate, small pots and grow 3-4 years.

In order to reduce the risk of contracting various diseases, dig up the bulbs every year, while maintaining the likelihood of an annual abundant flowering. Wash only the bulbs dug out of the ground in running water, process in a 3-4% solution of karbofos or lower for 10 minutes. into heated water. Then ventilate well and dry specially in a dark place.

What to do with an onion in a pot?

It is necessary to change the soil, pour on the bottom thin layer from expanded clay, and also dry the bulb, then carefully place it in a pot, moistening the soil in advance. Hyacinths, before being planted in a clearing, can be placed in a room so that they accumulate all the substances necessary for their intensive growth, and can delight all passers-by with their tenderness and natural beauty next year.

Do I need to dig up hyacinths every year, how to store?

If we talk about digging, then with hyacinths this should be done annually. This flower has a renewal bud, which determines how the flower will bloom the next year. Therefore, bulbs should be stored at certain temperature and humidity so that they do not dry out and rot.

Dig bulbs preferably at the end of June. And store until the beginning of October in boxes in two rows no more. First, the temperature should be in the range of 23-25, and after month - weeks 2 before disembarking, make the temperature slightly lower to 20 °.
If you dig up hyacinths late or store them incorrectly at too low a temperature, you may not see lush flowers the next year.

When to transplant hyacinths after flowering and after purchase?

After the hyacinth has faded, after a while it is necessary to cut off the pedicel so that it does not take away from the bulb nutrients. But the leaves do not need to be touched until such time as they themselves turn yellow and dry.

In order for the leaves to dry faster, they just need not be watered for a while. And at the end of June you will be able to dig up a hyacinth, and in October plant it in the ground.

If you bought a hyacinth in a pot, then you can not immediately transplant it. It is necessary to let it bloom, the leaves must also dry, and only after that it will be possible to pull the bulb out of the pot. Further, after the storage period, such a hyacinth will also need to be planted in the garden.

Propagation of hyacinths: bulb, seeds, leaves

Hyacinth can be propagated in several ways:

• seeds
• leaves
• bulbs

In order to propagate this plant by seeds, it is necessary to plant them in the beds in October. Then by spring you will get small bulbs. But this process is probably the longest of all, and it will not even bear fruit in the second year.

To grow a hyacinth from the leaves, it is necessary to cut off a few leaves from the March flowers near the bulb itself. Next, these leaves need to be cut across into 3 parts.

After that plant them in a pot while standing and ensure correct temperature and humidity. If everything was done correctly, then after a month and a half, small bulbs with roots will grow from the leaves.

Reproduction by bulbs can be done in several ways:

• bottom cutting
• incision
• scales

Cutting method consists in the fact that a funnel-shaped notch should be cut out in the processed bulbs and then planted in pots. The temperature should first be in the range of 22-25 ° C, and the humidity should not exceed 70%. Somewhere in a month, small daughter bulbs will grow from the bulbs.

notch method similar to the previous one, but in this case, not a cut is made, but from 4 to 6 cruciform cuts, from which small onions will grow.

The third method is reproduction by scales bulbs. To do this, select a few not too small scales, separate them from the main bulb and plant them in the soil. Subject to correct temperature regime and humidity regime by spring, they will be full-fledged hyacinth bulbs.

Video: Hyacinth propagation

Why hyacinths do not bloom or bloom poorly?

It happens that the care of hyacinths is good, but the plant does not bloom or blooms, but very badly. Then you need to figure this out:

• Firstly, the plant may not bloom if you have chosen the seed method of growing. Be prepared for the fact that you will not see flowers for 5 years so accurately
• another reason poor flowering there may be diseases and pests that can affect not only leaves, but also roots and bulbs. Therefore, at first they may not be noticed.

Hyacinth: diseases

Like any other plant, hyacinth can become a victim of diseases and pests. Pests that can affect the growth and development of hyacinths:

• ticks
• bear

Ticks attack the bulbs, leaves, stems of the plant. As a result, the plant begins to wither, becomes weak. But, if you pickle the bulbs in time and cultivate the soil by special means, you can prevent this problem.

In addition, aphids attack hyacinths. It affects not only leaves, but even flowers. To get rid of it, you need to take high-quality insect control products.

Another pest... bear. It spoils the roots and bulbs of the plant, as a result of which the flowers weaken and die.

Diseases that hyacinth can suffer from are different types rot (soft, yellow, white, gray), fusarium and hyacinth mosaic:

• At yellow rot water spots appear on the leaves.
• Plants suffering from this rot wither, weaken, the bulbs take on the appearance of a brown mass. At white rot the leaves of the flower turn yellow and dry, the bulb becomes white and bad smell. The plant dies if control measures are not taken.
• soft rot occurs if the humidity is too high or the nitrogen content in the soil. With this disease, the growth and development of hyacinths slows down, it fades, weakens and may die altogether.
• Gray rot provokes the appearance of brownish-brown spots on the leaves and rotting of the bulbs. Fusarium provokes the appearance of yellow tips of the leaves, rotting of the bulbs and roots. A pink bloom appears.
• Mosaic- this is the development of stripes on the leaves yellow color. At the same time, the plant itself weakens and develops poorly.

Hyacinth water for aquarium

Water hyacinth or, as it is also called Eichornia, is a plant of amazing beauty. It came to Russia and the neighboring countries of their tropics of South America.

Water hyacinth is not whimsical to care for. The only thing he needs is warm, heated water and air. This flower will not only decorate any aquarium, home pond or waterfall, but will also be a water purifier.

Eichornia has leaves collected in one rosette. The leaves are dark green, shiny. On the stem there is a porous thickening inside, it is thanks to him that the hyacinth floats up.

Although he is not whimsical in care, but if he grows in a pond, then in winter he needs to be taken to the aquarium for storage, and only in the spring can he be planted back when the water and air, again, are at a favorable temperature.

How to grow hyacinth from seeds, what do seeds look like?

All experienced gardeners know that there are several ways to grow hyacinths. The most common of these is growing from bulbs. But also those who wish can try to grow hyacinth from seeds.

The seeds of this flower are small in size, black in color with small light edges. But it should be noted that growing a flower from seeds is a very long process. So, you need to be patient in this case.

Seeds should be planted in prepared soil in a box in September-October. After that, for several years it will be necessary to grow hyacinths in cold greenhouses. But you won't be able to see the flowers the next year.

With this method of cultivation, the first flowers will appear only for 5-6 years. That is why this method is used most often only for breeding purposes. And ordinary amateur gardeners choose the method of growing from bulbs.

Can you keep hyacinths in the bedroom?

The bedroom in the house is a special place. After all, this is where a person rests after a hard day's work. Therefore, the conditions in this room should be the most comfortable.

In order to decorate the bedroom, make it more comfortable and beautiful, flower lovers often place a wide variety of flowers in it. But before you put this or that flower in the bedroom, you need to find out detailed information about its features (properties and aroma).

Many, even incredible beautiful flowers should not be placed in a room due to the fact that they can be poisonous or intoxicate a person. Hyacinth is a plant with persistent pleasant aroma.

It should not be placed in the bedroom, even for a person who loves the scent of these flowers and is not allergic to its scent. After all, the main purpose of the bedroom is to enable a person to relax and gain strength. If you still want to put a hyacinth in your home, then it is better to choose a living room or kitchen for this.

Video: Growing water hyacinth at home

However, I never grew them. This year I got the first long-awaited flower - a gift for the 8th of March from my husband. I would like to keep it. Tell me what to do when the hyacinths fade, so that next spring see them bloom again?

The intoxicating aroma of hyacinth and the chic rocking flower of a wide variety of colorings... Seeing this beauty once, inhaling the aroma, you want to enjoy it forever. Therefore, you should not throw away the flower after flowering is over, because hyacinths can bloom for almost 10 years if they are properly cared for and stored.

What can be done with hyacinths when they have faded so that the plant continues to please the eye? The answer to this question depends on where these flowers grow. In general, hyacinth is considered garden flower, however, it is often grown in pots in order to get early flowering.

Hyacinths have faded in pots, what to do next?

When growing hyacinth in room conditions after flowering, there are two options for action, which differ in the time of planting the flower in open ground:

1. Spring landing. After cutting the peduncle, transfer the hyacinth bulb to a larger pot, add new nutrient soil on top and place in a cool but well-lit place until the end of spring. In early May, a grown hyacinth with young shoots should be planted in a flower bed. Over the summer, it will get stronger in the open field, and the bulbs can be grown again in a pot.

Faded hyacinth in a flower bed

If the hyacinth is grown in open ground, after the end of flowering, the plant is not touched until the leaves turn yellow. When this happens, the bulbs need to be dug up and prepared for storage:

• on the bottom of the bulbs with a knife, make cuts in the form of a cross;
• after each bulb, the knife must be wiped with alcohol;
• dry the incisions well;
• store bulbs.

In early autumn (September), hyacinths should be planted back in the flower bed. A flower bed is dug up, mineral fertilizers are applied.

Video about caring for hyacinth after flowering

Many flower growers keep young hyacinths at home in a pot, because this flower is very beautiful, bright, and during flowering fills the room with a delicate pleasant aroma creating a particularly cozy environment. Owners of household plots, among other things, thus try to keep the blooming hyacinth bought in winter until autumn in order to decorate the garden flower garden with it.

However, many people acquire this flower in order to replenish their indoor floristic collection, constantly updating it with the help of the “children” formed on the bulb.

Consider all the nuances of how to properly care for a hyacinth at home in a pot, but first take a look at the photo of this flower:

Landing and transplant

The bulbs are planted in a pot either one by one or three at a time. The bottom must be laid out with drainage(A 2-3 cm layer of sand is fine). Bulbs should not be buried completely: they should stick out a third above the ground.

Up to 2.5 months, newly planted bulbs will have to be kept in a dark place at + 5-9 degrees of heat(refrigerator is a great option) moisturizing periodically. They transplant (or rather, transfer along with a clod of earth) bulbs only if the former pot becomes cramped for them.

Read more about planting and transplanting plants.

Temperature

Most comfortable indoor hyacinth feels at a temperature between 20-22 degrees above zero. Drafts are dangerous for a flower, as well as the proximity of heating devices - this must be taken into account when choosing a place for a plant.

Watering

Hyacinths require abundant watering, but without waterlogging. Therefore, good drainage is so important: the soil should not dry out, but the water should not stagnate either.

It is also important to keep track of so that water does not fall on the buds, leaf axils, as well as the bulbs themselves, so it is better to refuse watering cans.

How to water a hyacinth in a pot so as not to damage it? Water carefully around the edge of the container.

The best water for watering hyacinth - rain or melt, stood in the room and warmed up to room temperature.

Lighting

Hyacinth does not like shade, so it requires at least 12 hours of light daily. With regard to the light source, he is not so demanding: in addition to sun rays fit well and artificial lighting. In order for it to be uniform, the container with hyacinth must be rotated periodically.

Cultivation and reproduction

To grow a hyacinth, you need bulbs from 6 cm in diameter- dense, without damage, aged in a dormant period during the summer.

Hyacinths are propagated at the end of summer or early autumn by “children” bulbs that form on an adult plant over time.

Also suitable for breeding scales and seeds, but the latter method is carried out only by specialists.

Bloom

Requires care and flowering hyacinth. Nature provided so that a hat of bright, fragrant, densely planted flowers appears in early spring .

On one copy, up to 30 flowers can bloom - tubular, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped.

Hyacinth flowering can be artificially timed to coincide with a certain period of time - this is called "forcing".

This course is influenced by the time of planting the bulb in the pot, the temperature and cooling period of the bulbs, as well as the process of forcing itself.

However, in the process, the bulb is greatly depleted, therefore, to restore strength after flowering, it is planted in the ground.

Find out in a separate article.

pruning

After the house hyacinth fades, it peduncle should be cut off. After that, when grown in a spacious pot with proper care, the hyacinth will begin to grow new strong leaves, thereby preparing for a new flowering.

What to do in spring?

Warmth, as well as long daylight hours, will help develop beautiful, strong flowers. Hyacinth in the spring requires only water and occasionally fertilize the plants by monitoring the temperature. For fertilizer, phosphate and nitrate are most often mixed.

We take care in winter

After the hyacinth has faded, the peduncle is cut off, but the plant must continue to be watered and even fed. As soon as the hyacinth leaves completely wither in winter, the bulb is taken out of the ground, cleaned of wilted leaves and dried for a couple of days. If there are well-developed "children" on the bulb, they can be separated.

If the "babies" have not yet grown stronger and are poorly separated from the mother's bulb, it is better to leave them until next year.

Next, the hyacinth bulb can be keep dry and cool until autumn landing in the garden area. Or continue to grow hyacinth as indoor plant, but in the fall, ground planting is still necessary, since re-grow from this bulb flowering plant home is no longer possible.

The soil

Hyacinth in a pot also requires a special attitude when caring at home for the soil. The composition of the earth for hyacinth can be different, the main thing is to not sour. A sand-peat mixture or compost mixed with sand will do. The top layer of hyacinth soil is also sprinkled with sand with a 1-centimeter layer to prevent decay.

Some flower growers grow hyacinths without soil: in vases filled with water with mineral fertilizers dissolved in it.

Benefit and harm

Poisonous or not hyacinth flower? For some flower growers, caring for hyacinth at room conditions is a concern with the property that all parts are poisonous upon ingestion.

If you have small children or pets in your home, take care to place the flower in a place inaccessible to them, or refuse to grow hyacinth.

However, hyacinth may be beneficial. In particular, it is believed that smell has aphrodisiac properties, and also normalizes the activity of hormones, relieves stress, has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.

Also hyacinth used in perfumery and cosmetology, but before using these products, consultation with a specialist is necessary, since hyacinth oil is a potent substance.

Diseases and pests

If you decide to start homemade hyacinth flowers in a pot, how to care for them at home - important question, at improper care the plant gets sick.

When caring for a home flower, hyacinth leaves may turn yellow due to inappropriate temperature conditions and also due to drafts. Lack of lighting will lead to wilting of the foliage.

If a fallen buds, the cause, most likely, was improper watering or moisture on the flower. Signs of decay are caused by waterlogging. All this can be easily corrected by changing the mode of care for hyacinth.

Appearance black dots on the leaves and mucus around the bulb speaks of a more serious disease - yellow bacterial rot. It cannot be cured, you can only destroy the infected plant.

But the disease can be prevented: for this you need to observe the measure in watering, and before planting, hold the bulb in a preparation containing phosphorus.

Hyacinth pests include stem nematodes, root mites, and aphids. You can get rid of them with the help of special drugs, but you need to use them strictly before the formation of buds.

Now you know what a hyacinth flower is, how to care for this plant at home. A hyacinth grown and accustomed in a home pot is ready to be planted in a backyard flower garden. And in order to decorate the house with a new blooming hyacinth, you can use its “kids” bulbs.

Stately and spectacular hyacinth is a real decoration of the garden in early spring. Appearing on the flowerbed one of the first, when there is still snow in places, it pleases those around with large and fragrant flowers of the most diverse range of shades and shapes. Such splendor on a miniature scale can be repeated in winter, pleasing yourself, loved ones and friends with a magnificent gift for the New Year or Christmas. About how the plant is distilled at home - recommendations in our article.

Hyacinth: botanical description

Hyacinth is a genus belonging to the Asparagus family and includes only three species. All of them have a characteristic appearance and fragrant flowers. The bulb of the plant is dense, consisting of fleshy leaves, the bases of which occupy the entire circumference of the bottom. The stem is thick and dense, with an inflorescence at the top. After the end of flowering, it dies off along with the leaves with it. Highly fragrant flowers collected in a brush, perianth - brightly colored, in the form of a bell-shaped funnel with curved lobes. The fruit is a three-celled capsule. Three species are known: Hyacinthus transcaspicus, Litvinova and Oriental. The most common and well-known is the latter, which became the basis for breeding many varieties and hybrids. It is possible to care for and plant hyacinth at home in a pot or in open ground.

Hyacinth orientalis: description

It is considered to be the type species of the genus, that is, acting as a nomenclatural one. In the event of any disputable situation, he acts as the only bearer of the generic name from an objective point of view. The homeland of the plant is the Mediterranean and However, in this moment it is cultivated everywhere, not only in decorative quality but also in medicine. The plant is perennial, bulbous, up to 30 cm high and up to 0.5 cm thick stele, leaves are fleshy linear, has a bell-shaped flower. at home, which is quite simple, blooms in early spring one of the first in the garden. In culture, it has become especially popular since the 15th century in Europe, since then more than three hundred high-quality and proven varieties have been bred. The Netherlands is famous for its cultivation of hyacinths, especially the Haarlem region, from which millions of bulbs of these flowers enter the world market every year.

Popular varieties

It is difficult to say in a few sentences about the huge range of varieties of hyacinth. When choosing one of them for your home or garden, pay attention to the manufacturer, seller, as well as botanical characteristics(height, flowering time, suitability for distillation, etc.). Planting and caring for hyacinths at home involves choosing a specific hybrid. We offer a conditional division of varieties according to the color of the flowers.

• White: Argentina Arendsen (up to 28 cm, individual flower diameter up to 4 cm), L "Innosance (an early old variety created in Holland in 1863, height up to 26 cm), Carnegie (medium-sized - up to 22 cm, cylindrical inflorescence ), Edelweiss (medium early, up to 25 cm, with a wide brush).
• Pink: Anna Marie (late, up to 25 cm high), Fondant ( industrial grade with large 20-cm inflorescences, photo above), Pink Pearl (early, cone-shaped inflorescence with characteristic long bracts), China Pink, Marconi.
• Blues: King of the Blues (old dutch variety 1865, late, pictured below), Delft Blue (up to 20 cm, suitable for distillation, long flowering period), Maria (up to 25 cm, rich dark blue, one of the most common hybrids), Miozotis (early, pale blue).
• Violet: Amethyst (short flowering, unpretentious, pale lilac shade, height up to 25 cm), Bismarck (early, up to 30 cm light purple inflorescence, ideal for forcing and cutting), Menelik (purple-black, compact, late) .
• Yellow: City of Harlem, Orange Boven, Yellow Hammer.

Lush, spectacular flowering, bright colors and a unique thick and rich aroma - these are the main reasons why it is in a pot. Care at home is quite simple, but involves distillation, and therefore some features appear. They try to get a flowering plant, as a rule, by a certain holiday: New Year, March 8, etc.

What is forcing?

This process involves comprehensive measures to accelerate the growth of the plant. It is widely used in greenhouse cultivation and floriculture. The plant is placed in conditions with elevated temperature environment, humidity and additionally illuminate, thereby stimulating them to active development, flowering and fruiting. It is in this way that tulips, daffodils, lilies and hyacinths are grown in a pot at home. How to save the plant after a similar procedure, read further in the text.

bulb selection

In fact, forcing mobilizes all the forces of the plant and in a short time allows you to get beautiful flowers. Only healthy and strong specimens can withstand this. Choose quality planting material, large, dense bulbs without damage, grown in the open field. Pay attention to the weight, it should not be too light and give the impression of emptiness inside. In addition, as mentioned above, it makes sense to pay attention to the variety, there are hybrids specially designed for forcing.

Preparing bulbs for planting

The preparation of hyacinth bulbs begins in the summer, at the moment when you decide that you will grow hyacinth in a pot (home care - hereinafter). As soon as the foliage dries up, the planting material must be dug up, washed in warm water and dry in a draft shady place, and then put away for storage in a cool and dry basement or cellar. Experienced flower growers know one secret. As soon as hyacinth peduncles appear on the flower bed in spring, they notice the largest and most powerful ones, but they are not allowed to bloom and are cut off. This allows the plant to put all its strength into the development of the bulb, which can then be successfully driven out in the winter.

Landing dates

The timing of planting bulbs in the ground depends directly on when exactly you want to get blooming hyacinths on your window. Care and cultivation at home in the future is quite simple, it is important to do everything right at the initial stage. Cooling time for distillation early dates is 10-13 weeks, for late varieties it increases to 12-16. You can set the start date as follows. Determine the day you need to get a flower and subtract the number of weeks set from it in reverse order, plus another 3-4 for growth for early and late varieties, respectively.

In order to strengthen the immune system, the bulbs should be placed for 30 minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate or the Hom preparation (concentration - 4 g per 1 liter of water) before planting.

Planting bulbs

In accordance with the planned flowering time in autumn, the soil bulbs should be planted in the ground (purchased or prepared independently). Use individual pots or group planting - depending on your own preferences. Hyacinth in a pot home care involves minimal, but its flowering is magnificent. Fill the pots with earth almost to the top, then plant the bulb so that its top is at the level of the edges of the dish. When planting in groups, keep a distance of 2.5-3 cm. Cover the pot with dark polyethylene from above, making holes for ventilation. Transfer the plants to a dark and cool place for the prescribed period, the temperature of the content should be between 5-8 ° C.

As it dries earthy coma lightly moisten it, the soil should be slightly damp. During this time, small sprouts appear in the hyacinth, when they reach 3-5 cm in height, the plants should be brought into the house. The initial temperature of the content should not exceed 12 ° C, choose a shady place for a few days, and then move them closer to the window (but not the radiators). On the permanent place the pot is placed at the moment when the buds appear on the plant.

Hyacinth in a pot: home care during flowering

For the plant to please you beautiful flowering, he needs to provide stable conditions of detention. After the appearance of the buds, the pot with hyacinth is rearranged to a permanent bright, draft-protected place. The temperature should be in the range of 15-20 ° C, keep the soil in a constantly moist state, not allowing it to dry out. Carry out a one-time feeding with complex mineral fertilizer, strictly observing the dosage and concentration indicated on the package.

What to do with the bulb after flowering?

A hyacinth bulb used for distillation cannot be reused. However, you can plant it outdoors in a flower bed in the garden, where it will delight you with natural flowering in early spring. After forcing is over and the desired result is obtained, leave the bulb in the ground - this is necessary in order to preserve the flower. Hyacinth in a pot care at home involves the same as in the ground. Continue to water the plant and fertilize until the leaves start to wilt. After they dry, carefully peel them off. Remove the bulb from the ground, dry it and store it in a cool and dry place. Landing in the ground is carried out in late autumn: in the middle or end of October, when the soil temperature drops to 5-10 ° C. Thus, the hyacinth will have time to give roots before severe cold weather.

Remember that the plant prefers a sunny and open place, perhaps with light shade, protected from wind and excessive moisture. The soil is recommended to be loose, containing sand, humus, and having good moisture permeability.