Indoor terracotta hyacinth bowl gift set
gift set
Perfect as a gift for both the novice and more experienced gardener, these beautiful and scented, pink hyacinths (up to 25cm tall) are available as part of a kit to add seasonal colour to your home. It's also a great way to encourage younger green-fingered gardeners, as you can plant the bulbs, care for them and then watch them grow! After purchase store in a cool and dry place.
This kit comes complete with a terracotta bowl, 3 x Hyacinth 'Fondant' bulbs, potting compost and clear instructions to create a beautiful display for your home.
These 'prepared' hyacinths have been through a sequence of cold treatments, which triggers the growing process. This means they tend to flower much earlier than 'unprepared' hyacinths, and they are mainly grown as indoor plants, where their strongly scented flowers will fill your room with their sweet perfume. 'Fondant' has a flowerspike which is crowded with flaring, bell-shaped flowers that have a deliciously sweet scent. The petals are a soft shade of apple blossom pink, becoming paler towards the outer edge.
Indoor growing instructions: Making the compost - Place the peat-free pellets in a suitable mixing container and add 350ml of lukewarm water. Allow to stand and expand for 30-60 minutes, drain off any excess water and mix compost well. You may have more compost than you require and more water could be required if the compost mix is looking dry.
How to plant (from August onwards): Using gloves, plant bulbs close together (but not touching), into the basket containing the compost, so their tops are just above the surface of the compost. After potting up, they will need a cool, dark period, which will encourage root growth, so pop them into a black bin liner and leave in a cool, dark space such as a shed or garage. Check them occasionally to make sure the compost does not get too dry, and water them when necessary. When the growing shoot is about 5cm tall, take it out of the bag and bring the pot inside to a cool room away from direct sunlight until the leaves turn green. Afterwards they can be moved closer to the window, but if possible keep them away from central heating radiators. After they have finished flowering they can be planted outside in the garden, where they will flower again (in March or April) the following year.
- Harmful if eaten/skin irritant