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A sure sign that spring is on the way is when these cheery little chaps begin to do their thing. To get a good display plant bulbs the autumn before and don’t cut off their leaves when they’ve finished flowering.
Hyacinthus, Hyacinth
Latin nameHyacinthus
Common nameHyacinth
Type of plantBulb
HardinessHardy
Flower colourWhite, pink, blue and yellow
Leaf colourGlossy green
Height and spread20cm to 30cm x 7.5cm to 10cm (8in to 1ft x 3in to 4in)
Description
Clump-forming bulbs. A flowering spike bearing lots of small, waxy, bell-shaped, fragrant flowers is born above the semi-erect, wide leaves. Effective when planted in large groups, it makes a great indoor bulb.
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