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Bowl Of Hyacinths
I have a bowl of three hyacinths in my living room in full bloom. The thing is that I don't know whether or not to give them any water as I wonder if they get all the moisture they need from their bulbs. Can anyone advise please?
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I think you need to keep the bulb fibre/compost moist Stargazer the link might help.
I think you need to keep the bulb fibre/compost moist Stargazer the link might help.
if you do the bulb in a hyacinth vase thing, be careful. Modern bulbs have been bred to have bigger heavier heads than the bulbs that the vases were designed for and there is a horribly good chance that the bulb will become top heavy, overbalance and smash the vase. If you want to do bulbs in bulb vases, buy the kind of hyacinth that is sold in bulk for planting outside. the bulbs and the flowers are smaller, you get the same lovely scent with less risk of an accident.