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Hyacinth Flower Care Tips |
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Names:
Hyacinth Flower,
Dutch Hyacinth; Grape Hyacinth or Muscari. |
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Varieties:
Hyacinth orientaiis, available in single and double varieties. The most common grape hyacinth\ stheMuscariarmeniacum, |
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Colors:
Available in a variety of colors
— pinks,
cream, white, purples
— but the most common
are the blue shades, |
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Scent:
Very sweet
fragrance that becomes stronger
with age as more of the florets
open. |
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Freshness:
Purchase
or cut flowers when the florets
are mostly closed. |
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Vase Life:
7 to 10 days or longer. |
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Availability:
October to May. |
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Cost:
Winter — moderately expensive. Spring — moderately priced. |
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Meaning:
Remembrance. It was common to engrave these flowers onto gravestones. |
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Note:
Hyacinth flowers are poisonous. Remember to wear gloves when working with them, because of their poisonous latex. When planting hyacinths, handling the bulbs may cause an itchy reaction. |
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Arranging Tip:
This beautiful
flower changes so much in
its cycle that one can appreciate
it best when it stands alone.
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Growing Tip:
Hyacinths are wonderful to grow inside in the wintertime. |
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