Are Hyacinths Really Perennial?
ruth anne (IL. zone 5a) – Am going to ask the same question about hyacinths as tulips – Why are we having such bad luck getting our hyacinths to perennialize? I don’t mean the grape hyacinth (those do just fine), I mean the wonderfully scented big hyacinths like we buy potted around Easter for our tables. Is there a variety that perennializes more easily than others? Or is that big one really just good for bulb forcing in my zone?? Linda D (MI/Z4) – I have hyacinths that come up every year – not as big as they initially were, but at least they come up. Are you making sure the plants receive enough water after blooming and throughout the summer? Do you deadhead the spent blossoms, and make sure you do not cut the leaves at all, but allow them to yellow and die? Do you top-dress with bulb-booster fertilizer or bone meal in the fall? In your zone they certainly are getting the cold they need. Perhaps a different bulb supplier may give better results. Andie Rathbone – The hyacinths that I
