#Planting Grape Hyacinth Bulbs

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 21 April 2024

In this community garden in Dunkeld, Scotland, the Muscari latifolium (broad-leaved grape hyacinth) was creating a display. This perennial has a single leaf to each bulb, with deep blue-black flowers, topped by a crown of pale sterile flowers.

Jill Raggett

#Muscari #broad-leaved grape hyacinth #blue flowers #bulbs #bulbous #community garden #dunkeld #scotland #plants #horticulture #gardens #garden

[thebotanicalarcade]

n37_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Autumn 1900 :. West Grove, Pa. :The Dingee & Conard Co.,1900.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43803682

#Bulbs (Plants) #Catalogs #Dingee & Conard Co #Flowers #Nurseries (Horticulture) #Nursery stock #Roses #Seeds #Trade catalogs #U.S. Department of Agriculture #National Agricultural Library #bhl:page=43803682 #dc:identifier=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43803682 #bhlGardenStories #taxonomy:common=daffodil #taxonomy:common=grape hyacinth #taxonomy:common=iris #taxonomy:common=crocus #taxonomy:common=freesia #taxonomy:common=narcissus #BHLinbloom #flickr #daffodil #grape hyacinth #hyacinth #iris #crocus #freesia #narcissus

[smell-the-dirt]

Growth progression of Muscari. In milder climates, the leaves remain green throughout winter, but their growth stagnates. These plants re-seed profusely.

#plant #plant photography #plant pics #plantcore #plantlife #garden #gardening #flowers #flower bulbs #muscari #grape hyacinth

[ahedderick]

Rainy day snowdrops

Sunny day snowdrops!

The overcrowded area where I transplanted these from three yrs ago is STILL very full, so I dug another bag of them to transplant on Monday. I went around to visit them this morning (rainy) and they all look bright and perky. It isn't *ideal* to transplant bulbs while they're flowering, but these guys are so tough and resilient. See also grape hyacinths: those are so tough you can throw the darned bulbs on the soil and forget to actually plant them - and they will STILL live and bloom.

#gardenblr #flowers #spring #spring flowers #bulbs #flower bulbs #springcore #flowercore #farmblr

[pattokarts]

Peachtober23 DAY 20: BULB 🧅🪻

Shout-out to the grape hyacinths we planted when I was in kindergarten that to this day just refuse to leave ✌🏻

#peachtober23 #peachtober #watercolor #painting #bulb #flower #flower bulb #grape hyacinth #artist #art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #watercolour art #nature

[fourthage]

24 March 2023

A top down view of the back yard. As you can see, I have the bulbs mostly grouped at the front of the beds. The perennials are further back and are starting their new growth too.

This one is definitely the Green Star tulip. It’s made quite a bit of progress since yesterday, so I have high expectations that I’ll see it mostly open before I leave. Usually by the time they get to this point, cooler weather doesn’t slow them down.

I think this is the Akebono tulip. This was my favorite of all the ones I ordered. It’ll be tight on whether it opens in time.

I love all my grape hyacinths. They look good co-planted with the daffodils.

The sun glass from the Great Crash survived intact, so when I found a bulb under the cabinet a couple of months ago that miraculously did not look dried out, I figured I’d see if I could force it in an unusual vessel. Soil in the cup, cup in the fridge. I pulled it out last week and today green is poking above the soil. No clue what it is. We’ll find out together!

#fourthage gardens

[ediblegardenspointloma]

The Gardener's Grape Hyacinths

The Gardener’s Grape Hyacinths

I pause to take in the grape hyacinths edging the driveway. How many years have I walked by this front yard garden and not seen these harbingers of spring? Could it be that the generous rains of late awakened dormant bulbs?

There are signs the gardener has departed, absent for many months— street-facing shades closed, no casual conversations about his beloved gerbera daisies. Without his careful tending they have vanished.

Yet, the gardener greets me with his brilliant blue grape hyacinths planted untold years ago and for this time.

Sue Martin February 2023

Epilogue: Yesterday I knocked on the gardener’s front door. Indeed, his brother-in-law confirmed the gardener departed at age 93. He could not explain the grape hyacinths but invited me to return later and dig some bulbs for my garden. We also spotted one gerbera daisy blooming on this winter day.

#poetry #grape hyacinths

[cheerfullycatholic]

Hey! Just a PSA: if you do not plan to have grape hyacinths EVERYWHERE in your garden keep them contained like they are now. We've made the mistake of putting them in soil and they are impossible to get rid of now if you don't want to remove like half a meter of soil. They can and they will spread like wildfire, with tiny little bulbs you have to pick out one by one by hand just to have peace for ~ a month (I've tried it quite a few times to no avail). Yes they are super cute, but please do yourself a favour and keep them in pots 😅

Oh no, that's exactly what I want!!! I've yet to see anyone else do this but my brother loves experimenting with wine and to make a grape hyacinth wine he'd need a ton of them. But I think I'll find a nice place for them far far away from our gardens so they don't mess with our other things. There's a really big oak tree out in the woods in a little clearing and I may plant them near it (I'd also love to sell/give away the bulbs someday). But oh my gosh thank you so much for the information! I made that mistake with peppermint years ago and every once in awhile we see them popping up in our main garden and have to rip them out 😂 it's also overtaken my little herb box and mixed with everything else, so now I have orange chocolate spearmint basil thyme peppermint and it's a very, uh... interesting combination

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 24 April 2024

This container was filled with a display of Muscari aucheri 'White Magic' (grape hyacinth). This clump-forming, bulbous perennial is great for a container and can then be planted out at the front of a border.

Jill Raggett

#Muscari #grape hyacinth #white flowers #container #bulbous #bulbs #plants #horticulture #garden #community garden #marengo #orkney

[aviculor]

My beloved celestial night floribunda rose bush. Surrounding it are many ranunculus and dahlia bulbs.

Milkweed is sprouting up, and next to it are several types of echinacea.

The kaleidoscope buddleia isn't much to look at yet, but that's because its new leaves are still very small in relation to its overall size.

The spirea that's been at my side since I first started my garden, I can always count on it to come back with aplomb.

My grape hyacinths are already done for, but behind that you can see my baptisia, lupine, and hydrangea.

A row of salvia and veronica, and at the end is my mum and aster.

The back fence, where I have several things planted but the most relevant here are two pugster amethyst buddleia, several siberian iris, some agapanthus, and you can see some hosta in the back corner and an invasive japanese knotweed forcing its way through my fence.

Also, in front of the white picket fence is a bleeding heart which I took a close-up of.

...as well as a close-up of the pugster that gets more sun.

Outside of my garden in the common area of the yard, I was allowed to plant hidcote lavender and monarda which is now returning.

#garden #gardenblr

[smell-the-dirt]

Ranking the spring-blooming flowers in my garden

Daffodil (Narcissus sp.): 3/10- Comes in 3 colors; grows profusely in everyone else's yard except mine.

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis): 6/10- A welcome sight in March as the snow clears. The dainty flowers only last for a few weeks, and the leaves are unobtrusive and nearly indistinguishable from the rest of the lawn. Comes in one color and must be planted in large drifts for maximum effect.

Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa alba): 4/10- Being diminutive and plain in appearance, it struggles to stand out against other flowers.

Striped squill (Puschkinia libanotica): 7/10- Blue is an unusual color among flowers, distinguishing this 5" plant from other spring bloomers.

Tulip (Tulipa sp.): 10/10- Comes in over 5 different shapes in almost every color. Waiting for a random grab bag of tulip bulbs to bloom is associated with a greater dopamine rush than unwrapping an LOL Surprise. A true diversity win.

Crocus (Crocus sp.): 3/10- Also comes in only 3 colors and blooms for a couple of weeks. At least the leaves are inconspicuous next to other plants.

Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp.): 9/10- Available in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white. Easily spreads by seed to form a "carpet" of color in lawns. Unfortunately, these plants only come in small sizes.

#plant #plant photography #garden #plant pics #plantcore #plantlife #gardening #flowers #flower bulbs #ratings

[ahedderick]

There’s plenty

   When I was tiny I’d get overwhelmed by spring flowers and want to pick them. My mom had a tiny patch of daffodils (I don’t know why they hadn’t multiplied; they usually do) and she didn’t want me to pick them because they were so few.

   When I moved away from home one of my first thoughts for my place was to plant spring bulbs. So MANY spring bulbs. I planted daffodils and hyacinth, grape hyacinth by the dozen, day lilies, crocus . . so many. Daffodils and grape hyacinths in particular tend to do well and multiply in this area. And by the time I had kids, there were spring flowers galore. One time when my daughter was tiny I gave her a big bunch of grape hyacinths and let her pick each tiny blossom of the stem in a surge of blue toddler destruction. She was quiet and focused for the better part of half an hour (solid gold for an exhausted mom.)

   Last week one of her friends came over. They were out picking flowers together, two high school seniors on the verge of heading out into the world. Her friend was afraid to pick “too many.” “Take all you want!” my daughter told her, “there’s plenty!”

   When she thought it over later, she came and told me about it, and thanked me for making sure she always had ‘plenty.’ Solid gold for a mom.

#spring flowers #spring bulbs #grape hyacinth #farmblr #flowercore #flower bed #flower garden #springcore

[lavendette]

your arrangement of flower bulbs is so pretty! did you happen to buy them that way or did you grow them on your own? sorry for being nosey but I think it's a lovely idea!

I don’t think it’s nosey at all! The last few years when I’ve done it I’ve used bulbs I already had, but this year I had zero energy or motivation so buying some pre-planted at a local greenhouse was the way to go. I almost wasn’t going to do it because I felt bad spending money on something I could technically do myself, but I’m so glad I did because otherwise I would have missed out on seeing blooming flowers everyday! It’s a really lovely way to bring spring inside when it’s still grey and muddled out.

This pre-planted container has white hyacinth, grape hyacinth, mini daffodils, and pink tulips - if you were interested in the types of bulbs! You could also do paperwhites, or any other colour/strain of tulips or daffodils! Last year I did just daffodils, and I think the year before that it was a mix of funky looking tulips. Just plant them in some soil so that the tops are sticking out a bit and water every so often if it gets dry (don’t keep it flooded though or they may start to rot!).

Last year I also put moss over the soil to keep moisture in and look ~pleasing~ and put a few crystals and such to decorate it. This year I’ve got much less energy and have just left it how I bought it. If you have the energy, it’s a fun little craft to put together yourself, and if you don’t but have the money to purchase one premade, they’re still a really nice reminder of what’s going to start poping up outside.

#a #ask #sorry for the long reply! i just kept going and going

[schwazombie]

I have:

two grape vines

a gooseberry

winter jasmine

bulbs for freesia and gladiola that are waiting to be planted

hyacinths, crocusses, and tulips planted

a christmas cactus

an easter cactus

coffee plant

zebra plant

spider plant

gloxinia

mint

a wholeass apple tree

a tiny evergreen

a random cactus that i've had for years it just keeps getting bigger

an unidentified succulent from my in-laws

whatever the fuck Zevran is

another succulent type plant (I think?) that I got last year because it was like. A euro. And it has pretty red on its leaves

ivy

BUT.

I want.

A hydrangea.

#zombie thoughts #i don't have enough plants #just... lemme have a hydrangea. just one. and then i'll stop getting more plants i swear #okay but what if i get a second ivy and put one each in the hanging planters i have #then i could have ivy hanging down the front of my porch #move the heather to the hochbeet where i'd put the hydrangea since they both need acidic soil but then where would i put the winter jasmine #and the summer bulbs. i think two of my three heathers died anyway which sucks because the third one is fine & I treated all three the same #they're all in relatively the same spot too i have one per flower box and the flower boxes are lining the porch so like... #same sun. same wet. why did two of them give up the ghost they're even the same TYPE of heather #but i want a hydrangea. they're so pretty

[fourthage]

13 March 2023

Those of you who have been following me for a while know this is the time of year I get really excited about incremental progress of stuff coming up and tend to picture spam. For those of you who are new, or newly returned, feel free to block the “fourthage gardens” tag if that’s not your thing. Onwards!

Perennials Jacob’s ladder and sedum starting up again.

The group planting of bulbs to stagger bloom is doing well. The crocuses have been coming up in waves, the pink muscari (grape hyacinth - also in the second picture) is starting, and the daffodils have buds.

My oil painting hyacinths inching closer.

Minnow daffodils in the back with buds.

My new clematis from the fall starting up that’s meant to grow up and around the climbing rose.

And new growth on the climbing rose.

#fourthage gardens

[bethlehem-garden]

These are grape hyacinths, another early spring bloomer. They’re not hyacinths at all and are instead in the asparagus family - another plant that got moved around once genetic testing became commonplace. These cute little guys are usually blue or purple, but some varieties come up white - I planted some of those too last year, so I’m hoping to have pictures of those later on!

Grape hyacinths, like crocus, are fall-planted bulbs, and these (grape hyacinth - latifolium) came up just as the first of my crocuses started to die back - which also makes them a good choice for a succession planting. Relatively small and generally robust, I'm pleased with how they fill in small spaces and borders.

These bulbs need full sun or part shade and are purportedly drought-tolerant, so I've got them in a relatively dry spot. My favorite trait is the two-toned blooms of this variety - I thought they were immature or something at first, but no, that's just how they come.

#grape hyacinth #garden #gardening #flowers #bulb #spring #horticulture #my garden