They are indoors at the moment. Bought them before christmas and now they have finished flowering.
The flowers are still on there. Not sure what's next though. It said on the pot they could be planted in the garden after flowering. Will they take the frost?
And do i just leave the flowers on them or snip those off?
If i plant them in the garden will they form a little colony over the years like some other bulbs do?
2007-01-05 09:56:57 · 7 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Definitly hyacint, they smelled gorgeous. I know what you mean on the timing thing but they sell them every year in lidl's just before christmas and this year i just couldn't resist buying a pot.
2007-01-05 10:13:58 · update #1
Hello there, it all depends whether they were forced or not but the best thing to do is - cut off the flowers (not the whole stalk) and water and feed it until the leaves wither and die ( doing this you're feeding the bulb.) Remove the bulbs from their pot and put them somewhere to dry, and then remove all the dead foliage and store them in a cool, dry place to be planted outdoors in the autumn. You won't get another flush of flowers indoors. Good luck, x
2007-01-05 22:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Riskyt69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. Your timing is off a bit. Hyacinth normally bloom in the Spring and then you plant them in afterward and they will bloom the following season and yes, they will multiply. Are you sure you have a Hyacinth? Perhaps it is an Amaryllis which is popular at Christmas? Don't put it in now, it won't survive the cold - it has to lie dormant for a while.
EDIT: Definitely, do not let it "dry out". After it flowers, remove the dry flowers and leaves and nestle it in sand (like sugar sand-box sand) in a pot in your garage or another cool, dry place. Don't freeze it. Wait to plant it (add a little bulb food or bone meal when you do plant it). I'd probably put it in late summer to Fall. If it blooms in the fall or something goofy, don't worry, it will bloom again next Spring and will eventually get on a regular bloom schedule. I think even if the weather was warm enough now, the bloom time would be off. This will be a goofy year for bulbs because with the weather so warm in the north, everything will start popping up early and they still may get frozen out with a surprise snowstorm.
2007-01-05 10:07:44 · answer #2 · answered by nachosmyman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would snip off remaining foliage/leaves and let them dry out for a week or so. Once completely dry...I would plan them outside....or put them in a brown bag in the freezer and plant them next march or so..when the ground is not frozen anymore....if you live in an area that doesnt get a freeze...then you must freeze them yourself. The plant/bulb....requires a freeze every year for about 8 weeks....
good luck
2007-01-05 23:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by rustoleum1988 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think they'll survive the frost just yet. Better to wait to plant them until the spring growing season, if they're fall bulbs, which would be from mid-March to late April depending on where you live. I think you snip them off, and to my knowledge they do form colonies.
2007-01-05 10:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Rat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if there christmass ones keep them in doors once the stem starts comeing off or flowers gone you can plant them in the garden in under the ground then you might get another bloom
2007-01-05 10:25:39 · answer #5 · answered by tugboat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ooooh I have the same prob as you !! I was gonna leave in pot
and put out in Spring, but, it would appear Spring has come !!
loads of my bulbs emerging... I will look forward to your
more expert replys......thanks...good luck .
2007-01-05 10:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by landgirl60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let the leaves die back remove from ground and let dry store away till next spring and replant
2007-01-05 10:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Robert C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋