How to grow hyacinth at home. Timely planting and caring for hyacinths in the open field

Reproduction, care and storage of hyacinths. Varieties and history of the plant.

The warm season gives us the joy of contemplating and inhaling the pleasant aromas of flowers. Be they natural origin or grown on open ground on a flower bed - you enjoy their beauty.

Amateurs and professionals in plant cultivation definitely love hyacinths for the variety of their varieties, color colors, unpretentious care and beneficial features.

Let's talk more about this amazing flower.

Flowers hyacinths - varieties: aquatic, oriental, mouse muscari, bean curly, wild

An aquatic species of hyacinths native to tropical America. It grows only in water, while flowers and leaves rise above its surface, and half-meter roots are completely immersed in it.

It blooms in pink, purple and blue hues. Water hyacinth is ubiquitous due to its interesting properties to purify water from harmful microbes and contaminants, to absorb harmful substances... It can be found in the reservoirs of our latitudes, as well as in aquariums.

Oriental hyacinths have inspired breeders to create many subspecies of this plant. different shades and flower shapes.

The oriental hyacinth comes from Syria, Turkey, Libya. V wildlife it comes in pink, purple and milky colors. The flowering period of the plant is accompanied by a pleasant, strong aroma.

Mouse muscari is a favorite of flower beds and gardens. You can easily recognize it by the shape of the blue or purple flowers. They:

• look like kegs
• small
• densely and in a large number located on the peduncle

This type of hyacinth is unpretentious in care and generous in annual offspring. Each parent bulb surrounds itself with up to 15 baby bulbs.

Curly bean hyacinth is loved by gardeners who are fond of liana-like plants. In a number of African and Asian countries, its fruits are eaten, in all others, they enjoy the beauty of the leaves and flowers. The plant is annual, but it easily takes root and grows.

Wild hyacinths, or prolis, are common in European countries Oh. You have collected them more than once in early spring in the glades and forests.

Outwardly, wild hyacinth is a rosette of long, pointed at the ends of the leaves and a stem with flowers-bells of 4-10 pieces. Shades of flowers are blue, purple, white. This type of hyacinth has no smell.

Hyacinth plant: legends and beliefs

A number of legends are associated with hyacinths, for example:

• about the handsome young man Hyakintos, at the place of whose death this flower grew. Apollo was in love with the young man, but the jealous Zephyr, the god of the west wind, mortally wounded Hyakintos during his discus throwing training. The name of the flower that appeared at the place of death was given by Apollo himself;
• about the wound of Hyacinth. In ancient Greek society, the person who bore this name was popular and revered. But over time, his glory faded, the god of beauty Apollo eclipsed him. Once they began to compete in discus throwing. Apollo wounded Hyacinth and from the drops of the second's blood that fell to the ground, scarlet hyacinths sprouted;
• about the appearance of flowers off the coast of Holland. After the wreck of the ship, a week later, the children saw flowers and leaves swaying along the shore on the surf. They were hyacinths;
• associated with Ajax's suicide. After the death of Achilles, Odysseus and Ajax claimed the rights to his weapons. The Council of Elders gave preference to Odysseus. Ajax was amazed at their decision and pierced himself with the sword. Hyacinths grew at the place of his death.

Legends are also associated with hyacinths. For example, one of them says that ancient Greek women loved to decorate their hair with them. So they attracted happiness and love to themselves, learned to curl and style their curls beautifully.

Hyacinth flowers: planting, care and growing in a pot indoors

Hyacinths are more fond of open ground, but they are also capable of growing in a pot.

• For planting, choose large, undamaged plant bulbs and place them 1-3 pieces so that there is a 2.5 cm gap around each.
• Pour drainage at the bottom of the pot; sand is suitable for this purpose. Then fill it with a mixture of sand and peat to the level of 2/3 of the onion.
• Cover with a black cloth / paper and leave in a cool place for 1.5-2 months for the stalks and leaves to ripen in the bulb.
• Water the bulbs regularly during dormant periods, but avoid flooding. Otherwise, they will start to rot.

Forcing, or hyacinth flowering, takes its start from the moment the pots of bulbs are moved into the heat. Temperature environment at the same time it reaches + 22 ℃. The flowering period is 3 weeks.

Depending on the type of plant, you can delight yourself with hyacinth flowers:

• early - at the end of December
• a little later - in late January - early February
• late - in March-April

As you stimulate the bulb to grow and bloom vigorously under indoor conditions, its vigor is quickly depleted. To restore them, she will need a couple of years of life in the open field.

In addition to forcing hyacinths in sandy soil, there is a method of growing in a vessel with water.

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

If you are eager to grow hyacinths in a flower bed / garden, then prepare the soil first and choose the right place for them. Namely:

• add river sand or peat or three-year-old humus or old last year's leaves;
• the future corner with hyacinths is a windless place where moisture does not stagnate. Its ideal location is between bushes and / or trees, where the sun's rays pass well.

Choose medium-sized bulbs for planting without damage or softness.

Dip them in a fungicidal disinfection solution for half an hour.

Place the bulbs 18 cm deep, 15 cm apart, with a row spacing of up to 20 cm. These gaps will help you keep the hyacinth area clean, loosen the soil and apply fertilizer.

Before the onset of cold weather, take care of the shelter of the bulbs in order to protect them from freezing. A thick layer of fallen leaves, peat or dry grass will help you preserve them.

With the arrival of heat, be sure to remove the insulation from the area with hyacinth bulbs.

On hot and / or dry days of autumn and spring, water the bulbs additionally, avoiding getting water on them.

After flowering, leave the roots of the plant for a couple of months to gain strength before the new year and a possible transplant.

Planting hyacinths in spring and autumn

The best time to plant hyacinths outdoors is late September - early October. So the bulbs will have time to take root before the cold weather and gain strength before flowering next year.

In spring, hyacinths are planted in open ground after they bloom in a pot so that they are nourished with natural substances.

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

Hyacinth means "rain flower", which means it loves moisture that does not stagnate.

When planting in a pot, sand will become an indicator of soil moisture. Sprinkle it on top of the onion and check after 3-4 days. Teach that during rooting, the hyacinth is in a cool place, so the moisture will not quickly evaporate.

After the buds appear and the temperature changes to the plant, water it more often. But still focus on the top layer of sand.

If you decide to breed hyacinths in the garden, then immediately after planting in the ground, water them abundantly.

In the spring, when the bulbs appear on the bulbs, check the soil moisture. If it is dry, then water is needed.

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

Hyacinths bloom only once a year. During this period, their bulbs are so depleted that they are no longer able to please with beautiful flowers.

Plants living in open ground bloom in spring with the arrival of the first heat and rain. The end of March and the beginning of April are their months.

Hyacinths in indoor conditions ready to bloom at the time you choose. Of course, pay attention to their varieties before planting. Therefore, they bloom in:

• late December
• January-February
• first spring months

Hyacinths have faded: what to do next with them?

When hyacinths have bloomed, their leaves and peduncle wilt and fall off the bulb.

Leave the plants alone for the next 2 months to restore their vitality. Perfect option- do not touch the bulbs after flowering all summer.

Other options for action:

• cut off the wilted leaves and stalk with scissors and transplant the bulb with soil into a wide pot,
• Dig up the bulbs after the ground parts have fallen off and fold them into boxes in two layers. Leave them to dry in a cool room for a couple of months. Then change the temperature regime of their storage until cold,
• discard the bulbs if you don't want to tinker with them any further.

When to dig out hyacinths after flowering, what to do with the bulb, how to store it?

After flowering, hyacinths remain in the open field until their leaves wither. By time - this is roughly the end of June - the beginning of July.

Dig up the bulbs along with the withered leaves, without waiting for the second to fall off. Otherwise, the first ones will go deep into the ground and you simply will not find them.

Prepare the bulbs for storage:

• dry them with earth for a week in a warm room, temperature + 25 ℃;
• carefully separate the soil from the bulbs and fold the second in paper bags separately from each other or in two rows if you have large boxes.

Leave the container with hyacinth roots in a warm room with a temperature of up to 22 ℃ for 2 months. Monitor humidity and access fresh air.

Move the boxes of bulbs to a cooler place with temperatures up to + 17 ℃ for a month.

And change the third time climatic conditions storage of bulbs. A basement with a temperature up to + 5 ℃ is suitable. Leave them there for 5-7 days, sort them out and plant them in open ground for the winter. Be sure to cover from above natural materials- peat, dry grass.

Do you need to dig up hyacinths every year?

Desirable. This is how you control:

• the depth of their rooting
• flowering quality
• treat diseases in a timely manner

In addition, hyacinths should change the place of flowering, providing a soil rich in nutrients before planting.

When to replant hyacinths after flowering and after purchase?

After flowering and collecting the bulbs from the open field, transplant the hyacinths to another place after 3 months.

If you bought a potted plant, wait until the peduncle withers and falls off. Then proceed either:

• transfer the hyacinth to a larger pot with new soil and drainage,
• feed the plant a couple of times and at the time of wilting of the leaves, remove the bulb to dry and prepare for storage.

Propagation of hyacinths: bulb, seeds, leaves

Bulb propagation of hyacinths is common and available to gardeners of all skill levels. Unlike the other two methods, which require patience, attentiveness and good knowledge plant development.

During flowering, 2-8 babies are formed around an adult bulb. Select them and plant them separately, but they will amaze you with flowers only after 3-5 years.

During the formation of buds of future flowers on the hyacinth, carefully cut off 2 leaves and place in a special aqueous solution for 10 hours. Then transplant into wet sand and leave in a warm room with diffused light for 1.5-2 months. During this period, the leaves will take root in the form of small bulbs and filaments and young leaves. Change the soil under the plants to a more nutritious one. You can get up to 10 children from one sheet.

Seed propagation is used by breeders to create new varieties of hyacinths. The process of growing them is extremely painstaking and long. You will get an adult flowering plant not earlier than after 8 years.

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

After flowering, you will see small bolls in place of the flowers. They contain the seeds of hyacinths. Collect them during the period when the boxes start to turn yellow.

• Dry and remove the seeds.
• Divide them in paper bags and store them in a moderately warm and humid place until fall.
• Prepare the soil in the garden for planting - fertilize, water, pour sand on the bottom of the grooves.
• Sow seeds densely into the grooves and cover them. The best time for this - autumn.

In the spring, when the seeds are germinating, maintain:

• moisture and looseness of the soil
• its mineral composition
• no weeds

Leave the seeds for the next year in the same place. And after two - dig up small onions, process and dry them for storage until autumn.

Plant only healthy specimens in the fall and repeat the maintenance in the spring.

Dig up the bulbs every year for 7 years until they reach the right size and gain strength for flowering.

Why don't hyacinths bloom or bloom poorly?

There are several main reasons for this:

• bulb. She could get into the soil already sick or damaged,
• storage. Namely, non-observance of all the rules, poor-quality air humidification in the room,
• landing. Too early or late, to a greater or lesser depth,
• priming. Excessively hard and dry or sour and moist, with weeds during planting and budding,
• wrong choice of landing site. For example, the soil on which other bulbous plants grew last year is infected with diseases / pests, dangerous for hyacinths,
• lack of watering and sunlight in the right amount.

Hyacinths: diseases

hyacinth is sick - it has yellow leaf tips

Hyacinths have diseases of different nature and causes. Let's conditionally divide them into two groups:

• physiological
• not physiological

The first are:

• peduncle curvature
• uneven blooming, when the upper ones bloom first
• the appearance of white buds
• green tops mixed with blossoming flowers

The second group includes:

• apical rot of an infectious nature
• bottom and root diseases manifested during storage
• soft or wet rot

Can hyacinths be kept in the bedroom?

Depends on your scent preferences.

Yes, if you are not annoyed by its smell during flowering and there is a window in the bedroom with access to sunlight during the day.

Also, note that hyacinths improve communication and enhance friendliness. If you want to enhance these qualities in the bedroom, place the plants on the windowsill.

Hyacinth aquatic for aquarium water purification

Eichornia, or water hyacinth, loves water in different forms:

• the pond
• aquarium

Its roots quickly remove turbidity and attract harmful salts that have already dissolved in water. This ability is extremely valuable for maintaining a harmonious aquarium environment. Due to the frequent topping up of water, you also add new substances that are not useful for its inhabitants.

Above the aquarium where the Eichornia lives, be sure to set the lamp at a height of 40 cm so that the leaves receive enough light.

So, we examined the features of growing hyacinths in the open field and in a pot, its useful properties for cleaning water bodies. We got acquainted with the process of their reproduction and care.

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Video: how to grow hyacinths outdoors and at home?

Hyacinth - universal flower, it can be grown both on the windowsill in the apartment, and in the garden, in the open air. The plant is perfect for beginner growers who want to learn how to care for plants. Flower shops even in winter have big choice forcing hyacinths, it is very pleasant to receive such a gift. Do not throw away faded plants. They can be saved for later planting in open ground. They will bloom in the spring.

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What to do with a flower?

After the hyacinth has faded, there are two options for the development of events:

1. 1. Throw out the plant, and leave an empty pot for growing seedlings or under a cactus.
2. 2. Remove the peduncle and place the hyacinth in a larger pot after flowering in the apartment. After the plant dries, remove the bulb from the ground and store until autumn, then plant it in open ground.

Care after distillation

In winter, hyacinths (Latin Hyacinthus) are sold in small pots with minimum amount land. The plant lacks moisture, room to grow and nutrients. When forcing the bulb is very much depleted.

Immediately after purchase, you can transplant the flower into a larger container if things are really bad and you need special care, but it's better not to rush.



Transplant after flowering



Plants after transplanting into trays

First you need to prepare a container and soil for transplanting. The soil can be bought or made on your own at home. It is recommended to mix compost, sod, leafy soil and humus in equal parts, add a little sand and complete mineral fertilizer.

Expanded clay is poured onto the bottom of the selected pot (or tray, if there are many bulbs), and a layer of soil is placed on top of it. The bulbs are placed in the ground at ⅔ of the height, while they should not touch the walls of the container. The neck of the bulb must remain above the ground, otherwise the plant will rot and disappear.



Care

Taking care of the plant is easy. However, it must be watered very carefully: care must be taken that water does not fall on the bulb. After flowering, the stem with dried buds must be removed and wait until the leaves turn yellow completely. At this time, abundant and rare watering is needed so that the earth has time to dry out.

After the leaves wilted, watering is stopped. After two weeks, when the ground is dry, you can dig out the bulb. This must be done no later than the end of June. Then the bulb must be peeled from the ground and dried. This is done for 5-7 days in the shade, in a well-ventilated place, optimum temperature- +20 ° C.

After drying, it is necessary to separate the children, if they have their own roots, and also to remove the dead scales.

How to preserve a bulb after flowering

After drying, the bulb needs a rest period.

It should last about three months and is divided into two stages: storage at elevated temperatures and pre-planting. Blooming next year depends on compliance with the conditions. It is best to place the tubers in unheated room where the temperature will naturally drop gradually.

You can shorten the duration of the first stage by a week. To do this, raise the temperature in the first week of storage to +30 ° C, and the room must be well ventilated.

Immediately before planting in open ground, the bulbs are recommended to stand for two days at a temperature of +5 ° C.

Landing in open ground

For disembarkation, it is best to choose open space with a slight slope, which will allow excess water to drain. Recommend to do high bulk beds to avoid harmful effects groundwater to the roots.

Already throws out lush and bright inflorescences... Glades with early spring flowers adorn the still dull area, cheer up and make you admire the dense carpet of fragrant flowers.

Often low-growing hyacinths are combined with tulips in the background so that the colors are favorably shaded with greens. Planting bulbs is not particularly difficult, but in the case of hyacinth, it is recommended to follow agricultural techniques, which are somewhat different from, for example, planting and caring for tulips. From the material, the gardener learns not only about the features of growing hyacinth, but also about care, popular varieties, types and methods of reproduction.

The distance between the children when planting is up to 10 cm, between the bulbs - up to 15 cm.

20-30 cm are left between the ridges or rows, depending on the variety. Always consider the timing of germination. They are two to three weeks. If the bulbs are planted too early, they will start to grow and die in winter, too late - they will not have time to take root.

After planting, the ground is mulched and covered with spruce branches. The latter can be excluded for the southern regions. The height of the mulch reaches 15 cm, sawdust, and mowed grass and humus are also used. In the spring, it must either be removed or carefully embedded in the soil. For five years, hyacinths have been planted in different places. Thus, the plant will return to its original area after 5 years.

The culture, if planted taking into account all agrotechnical requirements, does not require special care:

1. Watering. Hyacinth does not require abundant watering, as it does not like waterlogging of the soil. Water only when the topsoil dries up. More frequent watering occurs during and after the flowering of the plant - the bulbs should gain strength for the next season. During the formation of leaves and peduncles, there is enough moisture from melt water. No watering required.
2. ... Top dressing plays a more important role than watering. The first fertilization is carried out as soon as the greens have started to grow. Nitrate and superphosphate are used in the proportions indicated on the fertilizer packages. The second application occurs during the budding period of the plant. Superphosphate is used and potassium sulfate... At the end of flowering or after it, the same fertilizers are applied as during the budding period. Fertilizer rates are indicated in the instructions for them. You can use complex ones. Usually, dry preparations are introduced, which are carefully embedded in the soil. If a liquid form of fertilizer is preferred, water the soil abundantly and apply solutions between the rows of plants first. The bulbs absorb nutrients within a radius of 20-25 cm.
3. Weeding. Hyacinth is considered a very "hygienic" plant, it does not tolerate garbage next to it. It is very important to promptly remove weeds, faded inflorescences. The soil must be loosened - prevention from the appearance that are not averse to feasting on the pulp of the bulbs. The hyacinth bed should always be clean.

The rules of care are simple, the main points are weeding and feeding the plants. Watering is carried out rarely, during periods of drought, which happens quite rarely in spring.

Hyacinth bulbs must be dug up after flowering. As soon as the leaves turn yellow, you can collect seed for the fall. The bulbs are examined for rotting or fungal infections. If there are children on the plant, they are left to grow - this material is used for reproduction of the culture.

After harvesting, the bulbs are washed, ventilated and dried for a week.

Then folded in one layer in wooden boxes and put away in warm place with a temperature of about 30 ° for 1.5 months. Then they are moved to a place where the temperature is much lower - about 16 ° before landing. Before planting, it is advisable to take the bulbs out to the garden to adapt to the temperature.

The most dangerous and unpleasant ailments of the plant are white, yellow and soft rot. The disease affects not only aerial part but also an onion. Culture is dying. You can determine rot by yellowed leaves, dark spots, the plant stops growing. The bulbs become soft and either yellow or white. Appears very bad smell... In this case, the culture is destroyed, and nothing is planted on the site. The soil is disinfected and processed chemicals... The most common pests of hyacinths include:

• Onion fly (larvae are dangerous).
• Onion tick.
• Wireworm.
• Stem nematode.

Sometimes you can notice such a phenomenon as the falling out of the peduncle from the nest. Many believe that this is a manifestation of some kind of disease, but these are just flaws in caring for the plant. This happens when the soil is waterlogged or the bulbs were not well dried before planting. V next time be careful.

Growing hyacinth is not that difficult. The main thing is to observe the peculiarities of agricultural technology and plant care. As a result, the gardener will only have to admire the beauty of the lush, fragrant carpet of hyacinths!

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

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

Hyacinth plant: legends and beliefs

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

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

One of them is about Apollo's favorite, the youth Hyacinth. During the competition, the guy was wounded and flowers grew in the place where his blood was dripping, which were then given the name of the young man.

Youth Hyacinth

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

Flowers hyacinths - varieties: aquatic, oriental, mouse muscari, bean curly, wild

In nature water hyacinth grows in the basin of the Amazon River, where all year round very comfortable temperature. In most cases, the flower is in the water, and its roots are under water. It can bloom at any depth in 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-petaled flowers of lilac color with a dark blue center and long stamens. Once pollinated, the seeds fall into the water and grow rapidly at a warm, comfortable temperature and sufficient light.

Special care is not needed for it, 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 hibernates in the apartment, then it is necessary to periodically humidify the air and make sure that the bulbs are constantly in the water, avoid drafts, but there should be enough fresh air in the room. It is strictly forbidden to cover the flower with light-transmitting containers and store it in basements or darkened rooms. The length of the day must be at least twelve hours.

Oriental hyacinth — perennial that reproduces with scaly bulbs that are the same color as the flower. The best varieties of this kind:

• Snow white
• Delicate sunny color
• Deep 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. They take root well with other types of bulbous plants in soils that can survive harsh winters, grow in one place with good care, up to twelve years. Hyacinth can be grown in an apartment or house in winter time.

Bean curly hyacinth can be both annual and 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 is wrapped around a special device counterclock-wise... The leaves are similar in structure to bean leaves, but have different colors: red-violet, green or purple.

Not only the unusual shape of the leaves attracts attention, but also very beautiful fruits that will decorate any well-lit area. V 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.

Hyacintoid, Spanish redhead, hyacintoids - this is the name of one flower, which is an important part of the floral 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 humid and moderate weather for up to three weeks. During intensive growth, it is advisable to use mineral supplements. To improve flowering, it is better to replant the plant every three years and cover for the winter, to protect against severe frosts... It fits perfectly into a home flower bed, on alpine slide, and among the stones.

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

Before planting a flower in the ground, you need to prepare a place in advance. Some people think 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 delight you with his amazing colors, he needs well warmed up sun glade, protected from strong winds.

You also need to take into account the level of groundwater and take a number of preventive measures to protect the plant. Humus fertilizer is great, but not fresh manure. It takes one and a half to two months to prepare the meadow for planting, starting in August.

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

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

Growing hyacinths requires a lot of care and attention. The ground should be 10-12cm wet. You also need to remove the peduncles affected by the disease, and, if necessary, the entire plant. Three times it is recommended to fertilize with complex fertilizers while regularly plowing up the soil.

Hyacinths need careful care

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

Video: Planting hyacinth outdoors

Hyacinth flowers: planting, care and growing in a pot, indoors

At home, hyacinths are grown as follows:

• Pre-selected bulbs are planted, checking for damage.
• Large bulbs (more than 5 cm in diameter) are selected, from which it is easier to grow gorgeous 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 sprinkle sand and peat.
• Once every two years, flowers need to be planted in a garden bed in open ground for restoration.
• The 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 for 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 girlfriend for Valentine's Day, and if in December, you can expect flowering by March 8.
After the flowering period, the peduncles are cut off and continue to water and fertilize until completely dry, so that the bulb is large and with children.

Video: Growing hyacinths at home

Planting hyacinths in spring and autumn

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

If planted in spring, then rooting and growth of leaves occurs due to nutrition from storage scales, but new peduncles 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.

Not worth feeding nitrogen fertilizers, and 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: Hyacinth care 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 coolness is in the air, but the sun warms the earth more and more. They manage to take root in winter period and break through 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 even in late autumn, when you need to plant them in the ground:

• add sand
• various fertilizers
• outline the place where they should climb

In order for this beauty to grow in your home, you need to view each bulb before planting, adhere to all 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 the pot and in the garden?

In order for a flower to delight everyone around with its beauty, it needs to ensure proper watering:

• After planting the bulbs in a pot, you need to pour water and sprinkle with sand, take the basement.
• Be sure to water it periodically for 2.5 months.
• After the first shoots appear and before the first buds appear, transfer it to a room where the temperature will not exceed 10-15 ° C, limiting the access of light.
• Watering must be done very carefully so that water does not get on the bulb or leaves. The water should be warm and preferably rainwater.
• 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 water does not fall on the bud, otherwise it will not bloom.
• If you are planting flowers in the garden, watering is mandatory. At the same time, it is necessary to regularly fluff the ground for greater moisture storage.

Hyacinths have faded: what to do with them?

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

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

Late June and early July are ideal times to dig the bulbs out of the ground:

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

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

Do not stop watering and ventilate the area regularly. During storage, you need to have time to separate the children and plant them in separate, small pots and grow for 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 abundant flowering every year. Rinse only the bulbs dug out of the ground in running water, treat in a 3-4% solution of karbofos or lower for 10 minutes. into heated water. Then ventilate well and dry it on purpose in a dark place.

What to do with a potted bulb?

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

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 for the next year. Therefore, the bulbs must be stored at a certain temperature and humidity so that they do not dry out and rot.

It is advisable to dig up the bulbs 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 a month or 2 weeks before disembarkation, make the temperature slightly lower to 20 °.
If you dig up hyacinths too late or store them incorrectly at too low temperatures, then the next year you may not see the lush flowers.

When to replant hyacinths after flowering and after purchase?

After the hyacinth has faded, after a while it is necessary to cut the peduncle so that it does not take away from the bulb nutrients... But you do not need to touch the leaves until they themselves turn yellow and dry.

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

If you bought a hyacinth in a pot, then you cannot 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 a 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 with seeds, it is necessary to plant them in the beds in October. Then you will receive small bulbs by spring. But this process is probably the longest of all, and it will bear fruit not even in the second year.

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

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

Bulb propagation can be done in several ways:

• cutting out the bottom
• notch
• scales

Cut method is that a funnel-shaped notch should be cut in the treated bulbs and then planted in pots. At first, the temperature should be in the range of 22-25 ° С, and the humidity should not be more than 70%. In about 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 cross-shaped cuts, from which small bulbs will grow.

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

Video: Reproduction of hyacinth

Why don't hyacinths bloom or bloom poorly?

It so happens that hyacinth care is good, and the plant does not bloom or does not bloom, but very badly. Then you need to figure it out:

• First, the plant may not bloom if you choose the seed growing method. Be prepared for the fact that you will not see flowers for 5 years so for sure
• Another reason for poor flowering can be diseases and pests, which can affect not only leaves, but also roots and bulbs. Therefore, at first they can be overlooked.

Hyacinth: diseases

Like any other plant, hyacinth can fall prey to diseases and pests. Pests that can affect the growth and development of hyacinths:

• pincers
• bear

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

In addition, aphids attack hyacinths. It affects not only leaves, but even flowers. To get rid of it, you need to take 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 from which hyacinth can suffer are different types rot (soft, yellow, white, gray), fusarium and hyacinth mosaic:

• At yellow rot watery 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 acquires White color and an unpleasant smell. The plant dies if control measures are not taken.
• Soft rot occurs if the moisture content is too high or the nitrogen content in the soil. With this disease, the growth and development of hyacinths slows down, it withers, weakens and may die altogether.
• Gray rot provokes the appearance of brownish-brown spots on the leaves and rotting of the bulbs. Fusarium blight provokes the appearance of yellow leaf tips, rotting of bulbs and roots. A bloom of pink appears.
• Mosaic- this is the development on the leaves of the stripes yellow color... In this case, the plant itself weakens and develops poorly.

Aquatic hyacinth 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 the 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 it will also be a water purifier.

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

Although it is not whimsical to care for, if it grows in a pond, then in winter it needs to be taken into storage in an aquarium, and only in spring can it 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?

Everything experienced gardeners know that hyacinths can be grown in several ways. The most common of these is bulb cultivation. But those who wish can also 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 seed 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, hyacinth will need to be grown in cold greenhouses for several years. But the next year, the flowers will not be seen right away.

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

Can hyacinths be kept in the bedroom?

The bedroom in the house is a very special place. After all, it is here that a person rests after a hard day at 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 the room due to the fact that they can be poisonous or stupefy a person. Hyacinth is a plant with a persistent, pleasant aroma.

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

Video: Growing water hyacinth at home

Hyacinth - wonderful bulbous plant that every spring indescribably decorates the garden beds. Charming dense plumes of blue, pink, red, yellow and amethyst flowers are not only graceful and graceful - the flowers exude a thick unique aroma. If the petals have opened on just one flower from a dense bud, you can immediately recognize by the aroma - hyacinths have bloomed. The flowering of this plant fascinates, the aroma is mesmerizing, amateurs often have a desire to grow hyacinth in a pot. Does indoor hyacinth exist and how to care for it - the answers in this article.

Look great joint landings several varieties with different colors.

Hyacinth is a bright and spectacular flower, found naturally in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Transcaucasia. Modern cultivars simply amaze with their splendor and splendor, therefore hyacinths are very popular among lovers garden flowers... But culture successfully blooms in the room, fragrant bouquets adorn the windowsills in winter, filling the room with a fragrant fragrance.

The plant belongs to the spring ephemeroids - the leaves grow back in early April, by the middle of the month powerful flower stalks rise from the outlet, which turn into charming lush flowers. Considering that the flowering of the culture occurs in the spring, planting in garden beds is carried out in the fall, the operation should be completed before the onset of frost. V southern regions planting is not covered from frost, in middle lane additional shelter should be provided, which is dismantled in early spring with the first thaws. The depth of planting the bulbs in the ground is up to 20 cm (the depth depends on the height planting material, is determined individually for each instance).

After flowering, the leaves gradually wither, in June on garden bed it is already difficult to find a place where fragrant beauties bloomed. In July, the bulbs are dug up, processed, dried and stored until autumn planting... Bulbs do not need to be dug out, provided that the flowerbed is not used for planting summer crops that require frequent watering. An abundance of moisture can lead to rotting of hyacinths in the ground. It should be remembered that hyacinths that have been growing in one place for several years without a transplant become smaller, grow larger and go deeper.

Indoor hyacinths: growing and care

Hyacinth grade "Amethyst".

Anticipating numerous questions, I will answer right away - indoor hyacinths does not exist, at home they grow ordinary garden plants, using a special agrotechnics forcing. There is nothing complicated in this operation - you just need to remember some rules:

• Large, full-weight bulbs, heavier than the rest, are selected for forcing.
• Weak bulbs should not be put on forcing. irregular shape with a damaged bottom, the diameter of which is less than 5 cm. Flowers from such specimens may not develop at all or the plant will bloom poorly and ugly.
• You can make hyacinths bloom to a certain day, for this counting back from the date of the event 3 - 3.5 months. Do you need flowers for March 8? Plant the bulbs for forcing from late November to December 10th. Do you want to get a fragrant bouquet for the New Year? In this case, you can start planting the bulbs between 20 October and 1 November.
• For successful flowering hyacinth bulbs in room conditions, it is necessary to ensure that the plants are kept in the dark at a temperature of + 5C during the forcing period. Ideal conditions- a vegetable box in the refrigerator, but only a few pots can be placed there. It is easy to isolate the bulbs from the light - together with the container they are wrapped in newspaper, blocking the access of light.
• Watering the hyacinth bulbs is carried out as needed (no more than 2-3 times during the forcing period).
• If the bulb has grown on its roots above the container, you just need to squeeze the earth around it, without replanting it into another pot.
• Forcing will be successful if one onion (5 cm in diameter) is planted in a tight pot (8-10 cm), if hyacinths are planted in a bowl, a distance of 2-3 cm between individual bulbs must be observed.
• Hyacinth bulbs are planted in containers without burying them in the ground - they should rise by 1/3 above the soil.

If everything is done correctly, as a result of the experiment, you can get charming flowers for any holiday or date that is significant for you. Hyacinth care is within the power of even an inexperienced florist.

When talking about mixed forcing, such as hyacinths and crocuses, it is worth noting that crops bloom in different time, therefore, hyacinth bulbs are first planted, and then (after a month) crocus bulbs are placed around them, after which the procedure continues as usual (dark content, temperature control).

It is impossible to expose a pot of hyacinth to the light ahead of time - forcing is considered complete if a fully formed peduncle with green unpainted buds rises among the rosette of leaves.

Priming

An important feature in the process of growing hyacinth in winter in indoor conditions is the preparation of a balanced soil for forcing and successful flowering of this charming plant.

When planting bulbs for forcing, you can use ready-made soil; balanced soil mixtures for violets or begonias are best suited. You can add a little sand; a layer of fine expanded clay drainage is placed on the bottom of the container.

When self-preparing soil for planting bulbs, it is necessary to mix sod, humus, leafy soil, peat and sand in equal proportions.

Grow container

The ideal bouquet is obtained when several varieties are planted in one container.

When choosing a container for forcing hyacinth, remember that it must be cramped. The material of manufacture is not important - it can be ceramic and plastic bowls, separate plastic pots. It is not recommended to use peat pots - they quickly lose their shape, which does not look aesthetically pleasing during the flowering of a charming plant.

Drainage holes should be made in all containers for growing a flower, if not.

Blue or light blue hyacinths planted in containers with Gzhel painting are fabulously beautiful. It is not necessary to immediately plant the bulbs in an expensive spectacular pot, you can simply put a blooming hyacinth grown in plastic cup, because the age of a flower is not long.

Flowering duration

Among known varieties the most rare are orange and yellow.

Each hyacinth will delight its own lush bloom on the windowsill only 7-10 days. You can prolong the fabulous flowering when the ambient temperature drops to + 13-15 C. It is simple to take care of the blooming hyacinth - water the soil as needed, turn the pot with the plant, because bright flowers reach for the light.

Post-flowering care

After flowering, a baby is formed on the bulbs, its number is not as numerous as that of tulips.

After the flowering of the hyacinth ends, the plant loses its decorative effect. For some time the leaves are still green and retain their shape, but gradually the rosette disintegrates, the leaves turn yellow and dry out. Amateurs continue to take care of the plant, but often excessive watering leads to rotting of the bulbs, especially when the plant is watered downwards.

After flowering, hyacinth requires mandatory care:

• Uniform watering - the plant must be carefully monitored, the soil should not be very dry or wet.
• Lighting - pot with faded hyacinths left on a light windowsill, at this time, children are formed near the bulb, which can be used to breed the plant.
• Peduncles - to be removed.

Remember that hyacinth bulbs after flowering cannot be reused for indoor growing- it is required to plant them in the garden in order to recover the strength spent on forced flowering. After the leaves wither in the pot, it is necessary to remove the bulbs, treat them with preparations for fungal infections, dry them and store them in a cool place until autumn. You can store the bulbs in the refrigerator until planting by wrapping them in several layers of heavy paper.

After growing in a pot, the bulb should recuperate.

Hyacinths are planted in open ground along with other bulbs in mid-autumn. It is advisable to prepare for planting a sunny area without soil with nutritious light soil.

The bulb does not always bloom profusely in the next spring, severely depleted specimens (which gave 2 or more peduncles) may not bloom at all. Care for these plants more carefully - fertilize and water them on time.

For the next distillation, you can use the bulbs after 1-2 years in the garden.