Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) – Pink Fragrant Spring Bulbs (5 Plants in a Leafy Vine Trough)

Pink hyacinths are among the most rewarding spring bulbs, with dense upright flower spikes and one of the strongest, sweetest scents of any spring flower. This leafy vine trough arrives ready planted with 5 pink hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis), so there is no potting or preparation to do.

Each bulb sends up a compact spike of star-shaped pink florets above bright green, strap-like leaves. Because these are prepared bulbs, the display is timed for late winter to mid-spring and the fragrance fills a room. It makes a thoughtful gift or a striking seasonal centrepiece.

The 5 plants are growing together in the trough, so simply find a cool, bright spot. Keep the compost just moist and never waterlogged, and avoid a warm room, which makes the stems flop and shortens the display. Keep the trough indoors until the frosts have passed.

Once flowering has finished, the bulbs can be planted out in the garden, where they are fully hardy and will flower again in spring in later years, though the spikes come looser and smaller than in the first forced year. Hyacinth bulbs are a skin irritant and are not to be eaten, so wear gloves when handling them.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Hyacinth
• Botanical Name: Hyacinthus orientalis
• Growth Habit: Upright, compact spike with dense, star-shaped florets
• Perfect For: Gift giving, seasonal displays, windowsills and cool bright rooms
• Foliage: Bright green, strap-like leaves
• Flowering Time: Late winter to mid-spring
• Flower Colour: Pink
• Planting Position: Cool, bright light. Keep indoors until the frosts have passed
• Hardiness: The bulbs are hardy once planted out in the garden after flowering. The forced display should stay indoors until the frosts have passed
• Maintenance: Low. Keep the compost just moist
• Seasonal Interest: Late winter to spring
• Type: Spring-flowering bulb