On Apr 1, 4:54*pm, rabc wrote:
Just planted out some hyacinth bulbs, only been out just over a week and
look like they are about to flower,apparently you only get about three
weeks of flowering then its time to deadhead them ready for next
year,after deadheading would it be ok to lift them and store them
somewhere ready for next year or is there much chance of them flowering
again (didnt realise you only get about three weeks of flowering) as
where they are i could do with something that will flower most of the
summer.......any advice appreciated.

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rabc

unless you live in the coldest spots of siberia or alaska, you need to
just leave the hyacinths in the ground, WITHOUT DISTURBING them in ANY
WAY... and that includes 'dead heading' them. that phrase usually is
describing flowering annuals, such as marigolds, snapdragons, etc., as
well as SOME perennials like Centaurea or Malva zebrina, lilies,
etc.
on the other hand, i have NEVER heard of dead-heading a bulb,
corm, etc.
what you need to do with hyacinths, Narcissus (daffies),
Fritallaria, etc., is to give them their 'space' and don't even think
of cutting the plant to the ground UNTIL the greenery is completely
brown and feels like melted shrooms.