In article , Lilly wrote:

On Fri, 02 May 2003 13:28:50 -0400, montana
wrote:

In article , Lilly wrote:

I decided to plant a pot of grape hyacinth bulbs indoors this year,
they're growing fine but have no flowers. Do any of you think there's
something I could do to get them to bloom, and/or should I just
transplant them outside? Feeling pretty dumb right now... thanks,
~Lilly
"Death lies on her, like an untimely frost
upon the sweetest flower of all the field."

Were the bulbs ever refrigerated over the winter?

No, not that I'm aware of.
~Lilly


I'm by no means an expert on this, but I thought that was one of the
bulbs that needed to be cold (as it would be were they in the ground all
winter) before it would bloom, like tulips or daffodils, etc.

You may not get a bloom this time around, but could, after the go
dormant & after time spent in a cold place over the winter, force them
next year.

This presupposes that you've had these bulbs a while. If you just bought
them, it's possible they were chilled long enough to make them bloom
before they were shipped to you & I'm all wet!

One way to force bulbs is simply to leave the pot outdoors (if you live in a
cold climate) for the months of November and December. Many bulbs only need
about 2 months of freezing temps to set up blooms. If the pots have frozen,
put them in a cold (unheated garage, basement) place where they can thaw
gradually. As soon as they send up greenery, bring them into a cool sunny
area, and they should bloom - maybe in late January, early February.....
"montana" wrote in message
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In article , Lilly wrote:

On Fri, 02 May 2003 13:28:50 -0400, montana
wrote:

In article , Lilly wrote:

I decided to plant a pot of grape hyacinth bulbs indoors this year,
they're growing fine but have no flowers. Do any of you think there's
something I could do to get them to bloom, and/or should I just
transplant them outside? Feeling pretty dumb right now... thanks,
~Lilly
"Death lies on her, like an untimely frost
upon the sweetest flower of all the field."

Were the bulbs ever refrigerated over the winter?

No, not that I'm aware of.
~Lilly


I'm by no means an expert on this, but I thought that was one of the
bulbs that needed to be cold (as it would be were they in the ground all
winter) before it would bloom, like tulips or daffodils, etc.

You may not get a bloom this time around, but could, after the go
dormant & after time spent in a cold place over the winter, force them
next year.

This presupposes that you've had these bulbs a while. If you just bought
them, it's possible they were chilled long enough to make them bloom
before they were shipped to you & I'm all wet!

In article ,
(paghat) wrote:

I'm sure they do need a cold season, but not like tulips or daffodils,
since they are not dormant in winter. They produce a lot of nice green
grass in autumn & are evergreen through winter, then bloom very early
spring (or late winter depending on zone), then go dormant in summer.

Around here (Cleveland) they are dormant in the winter and don't bloom
until the daffodils are nearly finished.