Saturday, April 19, 2008

Grape Hyacinth


Grape Hyacinths come to
life just as everything else is dying down.  Bulbs should be planted in the
fall.  In established plantings, the leaves will emerge in late summer and
persist through the winter, making a nice looking winter border along paths,
etc.  They will tolerate very cold weather, down to at least zero, but may
experience some damage in extreme weather.  They flower in early to
mid-spring, and after flowering, as with most bulbs, the leaves should be left
intact until they die back.   They are propagated by seed or by
separating their bulb offsets, which is the more common way.  
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