Hyacinthus orientalis 'Violetti Star'
hyacinth
- 5 × bulbs | garden
- £6.99
- available to order from autumn 2024
- 15 × bulbs | garden
- £18.00 £20.97
- available to order from autumn 2024
Delivery options
- Bulbs (only) £4.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: any well-drained, moderately fertile soil (for container-grown bulbs use two parts John Innes No.2 compost to one part sharp grit)
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: March to April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size: 15/16
Sweetly scented, this lovely, soft mauve flowering hyacinth is a cottage garden favourite sure to add impact and fragrance to the spring garden. Ideal for displays as well as growing in pots, the flowers are also popular for cutting. - Garden care: Using gloves plant bulbs 10-15cm (4-6in) deep and 15cm (6in) apart in early or mid-autumn. These bulbs can also be grown in specialist bulb vases. Simply fill the vase with water up to its neck and then sit the bulb on top, making sure the base of the bulb is just above the water.
- Humans: Skin irritant; Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
