Hyacinth Grow Kit Terra Cotta Pot

Hyacinth bulbs may contain fine dust that in some cases can cause itching on the skin by grasping the bulb and then touching the skin.

Advice: After planting the bulb first wash your hands or use gloves. 

1. Fill up a separate bucket or pot with ½ cup (4 fluid ounces) of lukewarm water. Place pellet in the water and stir until it is fully expanded. Once water has been fully absorbed you can loosen the premium grow mix with a fork (for best results leave it overnight for complete absorption).

2. Fill planter 1/2 of the way full with growing medium. Place bulb in growing medium, tip facing up. Add additional growing medium around bulb, keep neck of bulb above medium and pot. Water thoroughly at planting.

3. Place the planter with bulb in a dark cool area of your house or garage that is typically between 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Leave it there for about 8-10 weeks or until the hyacinth is about 1-2 inches (2-5 cm) out of the bulb. Keep the soil slightly moist.

4. After 8-10 week when the bud of the bulb is about 2-3 inches tall (5-8 cm) you can bring the hyacinth into your living room. Rotate every few days to allow each side of the plant to get an even amount of sunlight.

Note: Water may leak through the bottom opening of the pot.

How to care for hyacinths once they have bloomed?*

Once hyacinths have bloomed you can attempt to get them to bloom in the future. However, it’s important to strictly follow the directions to give yourself the best chance to succeed.

After 8 to 12 weeks of blooming, the hyacinth(s) will start to go dormant. The flowers will die, and soon after the leaves will wither. Once the flowers turn brown it’s time to cut off the entire flower stalk. If your hyacinth is placed in the glass vase or a rock garden, this is the time to move the hyacinth to a pot that includes soil. Additionally, hyacinths tend to send up new shoots each year, which mean that the plant will take up more and more space each year.

The foliage will still be green and should be left to die off naturally. In the meantime feed the plant with indoor plant fertilizer to build up more energy for the bulb to store. Don’t over water, as this will result in bulb rot. Once the leaves have turned brown its time cut down the entire plant to soil level so only the bulb and roots remain and move the pot to a cold and dark space (it may be helpful to put a bag over the pot to keep it from the light). Leave the hyacinth(s) here until the spring. Once spring arrives, slowly start to expose the hyacinth(s) to more and more light and it should start to show new shoots.

*Please note that we do not guarantee that this product will bloom for a second time.

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