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Grape hyacinth

Grape hyacinth

Common grape hyacinth

DifficultyVery easy
SeasonSpring
PottedBlooms for 2-3 weeks

Meaning

Sadness, a melancholy love

A string of blue-violet balls like grapes. The sweetest little bulb of spring.

The bulb is mildly toxic to cats and dogs.

Light

Plenty of sun

Water

Water when it dries

Temperature

Hardy. It likes cool weather.

Feed

Not needed

Do this when you get home

  1. Put it somewhere cool and bright
  2. Water when the soil is dry

Day to day

  • After flowering, the leaves yellow. That's dormancy. Water less.
  • You can keep the bulbs and plant them again in fall

Common questions

The flower stem grew thin and very long?

The room is too warm, and there isn't enough light.

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Reminders and a care diary live in the app

Get a nudge when it’s time to water or change the vase water, and keep a diary for each plant, in the PetalPal app. Search “PetalPal” on the App Store or Google Play.