Delft Blue hyacinths

Delft Blue hyacinths just opening

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases

all the Delft Blue hyacinths

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases

all the hyacinths together

forced hyacinth in hyacinth vases

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases amaryllis Minerva white Amadeus

the Minerva amaryllis flowers were wilted so decided to moved that vase

Minerva amaryllis

but then I noticed a new bud coming up so I cut off the wilted flower and put the vase back on the windowsill

hyacinths upstairs

forced hyacinths in hyacinth vases

 a couple days before

Delft Blue hyacinths

hyacinths in bloom in hyacinth vases

Blue Eyes hyacinths, sadly the centre florets are not opening properly

Blue Eyes hyacinths

dark pink are Jan Bos, white is Aiolos and purple is Delft Blue

jan bos hyacinths

The whitefly on my crocus this year have been so bad, I had to put the Wedgwood hedgehog outside. Previous years they have not been a problem. I think it was the weather. When I started the crocus last autumn, the weather was so warm, the whitefly infested the crocus immediately so were already present when I brought them into the house. The temperatures are pretty cold so I expect some time outside will deal with the whitefly.

Wedgwood hedgehog

other side of the hedgehog

Wedgwood hedgehog

I'd discovered this bulb in one of the vases with no roots so removed it from the vase.

hyacinth bulb without roots

I was going to dispose of it when I noticed it had a tiny green shoot. I planted it outside in a pot of compost.

hyacinth bulb with shoot