How to Propagate Hyacinths? Detailed Guide to Watering Methods and How Often to Water

Hyacinth is a bulbous flower with rich, colorful blooms, large and beautifully shaped flowers, and a very intense floral fragrance. It is one of the most fragrant plants among all flowers and is deeply loved and sought after by everyone. In our daily lives, many people like to grow hyacinths, so do you know what propagation methods hyacinths have?

How to Propagate Hyacinths

1. Bulb division

After digging up the bulbs in June, separate the large bulbs from the small offset bulbs. "The large bulbs planted in autumn can bloom in early spring of the following year, while the offset bulbs need 3 years of cultivation before they can bloom. Because the natural bulb division rate of hyacinths is low, generally a mother plant can only produce 1-2 offset bulbs after one year of planting. To increase the propagation rate, during the summer dormant period you can perform a scoring operation on the large bulbs to stimulate them to grow offset bulbs.

2. Sowing

This is mostly used when breeding new varieties. Sow in autumn into the culture soil in a cold frame, cover with 1 cm of soil, and they germinate at the end of January to early February of the following year. The small bulbs cultivated from seedlings bloom after 4-5 years. Under ordinary storage conditions, the seeds' germination ability can be maintained for 3 years.

How to Water Hyacinths (How Often to Water)

1. When watering hyacinths, you need to be careful not to pour water onto the plant's bulb and leaves, so as to prevent the plant from becoming moldy because of it. It is best to pour water only into the soil. Even if you use fertilizer, you must not water with unfermented fertilizer.

2. Before watering, first observe the soil. Only when the soil looks very dry does it mean it is time to water, and you should water thoroughly all at once. Also, it is best not to use a spray bottle to water, because it is very difficult to water thoroughly that way.

3. When choosing a flowerpot, it is recommended to choose a ceramic pot or plastic pot with somewhat better water retention, because clay pots have poorer water retention compared with these two. If you use a flowerpot with relatively good water retention, you can water relatively less often. But if it is a small flowerpot with poor water retention, then you need to water several more times.

4. If you encounter relatively high air humidity, and it is also a rainy day, then we can water a little less. Also in winter, when it snows, you can also water a little less; at this time the plant's water absorption capacity is not especially good.

5. Also, in relatively good weather, with bright sunlight and gentle breezes, water evaporates relatively quickly, so we need to water a bit more. You need to pay attention to whether the flowerpot drains well and whether the soil is loose, to avoid water accumulation.

What to Do If Hyacinth Roots Rot

Note that rescue methods are not omnipotent, so you still need to be mentally prepared.

The roots of hyacinths are different from those of other plants. The root system grows on the bulb. If only the roots have rotted, then there is no problem. Directly clean away the rotten roots, then disinfect with potassium permanganate solution, dry in a cool place, and replant in soil. Do not continue hydroponic culture! In this way, the chance of saving it is still quite high!

If the bulb has also rotted, be sure to wash the moldy area clean, peel off the rotten part, carefully check whether there are signs of rot around the bulb, then disinfect, dry, and replant.

The biggest taboo in growing flowers is fiddling with them repeatedly every few days. As long as the initial method is correct and you care for them carefully, the plants will also give you face and grow well.

What to Do If Hyacinths Wither

At present, there are two ways to deal with hyacinths. The first is to throw them away after the flowering period, because hyacinths are not expensive, and the effect of reblooming the next year will be a bit worse, so many flower lovers choose to throw them away; the second is to keep them and let them rebloom. After the flowers fade and the leaves also wither, pour out the water, cut off the leaves and roots, let the "onion head" dry naturally, then wrap the "onion head" in newspaper and place it in a dry place. Around early December (when flower shops start selling "onion heads"), take it out and continue to grow it as usual. Soil-grown ones are stored the same way as water-grown ones.

Through the above content, I believe everyone has gained a certain understanding of hyacinth propagation methods. Hyacinths are beautiful and charming, full of floral fragrance, and especially easy to grow. They are one of our common home flower plants. They can not only be hydroponically grown as decorative potted flowers, but can also be made into beautiful cut flowers. Their uses are great!