30-1-2022 some of the final hyacinths of the forcing season
middle 3 Blue Jacket hyacinths from above
Delft Blue hyacinth, one of the best flowers this year
I didn't start the small hyacinths in the right until mid-December. Wasn't sure they'd have time to bloom but they're looking pretty good considering the late start.
25-1-2022 Delft Blue except 3 Blue Jacket on the right
closer view of the Blue Jacket hyacinths, Hornsea bulb pot on the right, 2 cranberry vases with "prongs" on the left - not "official" hyacinth vases but I love putting hyacinth bulbs in any vase that will hold them - and these work very well, some of my best blooms this year
Delft Blue hyacinth in Tye uranium vase
some of my outstanding hyacinths this year, all Delft Blue, Tye vases at the front, glassroots cranberry vase and tall cobalt blue and amethyst 19th century vases at the back
21-1-2022 no wonder Delft Blue is "the" hyacinth variety for forcing - gorgeous fat flowerheads and wonderful scent. The flower on the left in the cranberry pronged vase is Blue Jacket, got it mixed up with the Delft Blue hyacinths.
some of my best blooms this year
this is my best bloom this year, Blue Jacket hyacinth
Delft Blue hyacinth buds just opening
20-1-2022 Although it's nice to have hyacinths in bloom on Christmas Day, the peak time for the forced hyacinth blooms is January.
19-1-2022 Most of my hyacinths are by my kitchen windowsill as it gets the most light but these are in my living room on the mantel (mirror behind the vases). I was watching tv last night and realized I could smell hyacinths! I haven't been able to smell much as my sense of smell was affected by having covid last October. It's finally coming back. It only takes 2 hyacinth flowerheads to generate that wonderful smell.
17-1-2022
hyacinths in bud
Wedgwood hedgehog with crocus, white crocus in bloom, wilted purple crocus flowers
bent Delft Blue hyacinths, after years of forcing hyacinths, I still don't know what causes this or how to rectify it
pair of Tye uranium hyacinth vases, sadly the one on the left has chips on the rim
close-up of the chips on the rim of the Tye uranium hyacinth vase
some hyacinths and cats this morning 15-1-2022
Wedgwood hedgehog with crocus in bloom 13-1-2022
photo-bombed by 3 black cats - and a black hyacinth vase, my latest purchase from ebay, this is the first time I've bought this type of vase 10-1-2022
Delft Blue hyacinths, Blue Sapphire hyacinth back left
Delft Blue hyacinth buds
Blue Sapphire hyacinths 10-1-2022
I'm not sure what hyacinth variety this is, I didn't buy any pink hyacinths, I think the bins of bulbs at the garden centre must have gotten mixed up
crocus in Wedgwood hedgehog, Delft Blue hyacinths
White Pearl hyacinths on the left, Blue Sapphire in the middle, Delft Blue on the right
hyacinth (from Sainsbury's) in bloom 5-1-2022
crocus just starting to bloom in the Wedgwood hedgehog 5-1-2022
double-stemmed Blue Jacket hyacinth bulb
White Pearl hyacinths 4-1-2022