Hyacinth mix call mix of the flowers differing on coloring, the size and form of lobes. Hyacinth mix — bulbous annual plant of family of lily family, its flowers have strong and delicate aroma.
Features
Hyacinths strike with the extensive color gamma, it varies from pale yellow and white to burgundy, lilac, violet and even black, also various shades of pink meet.
Depending on coloring of flowers the hyacinth mix is separated into 7 groups: red, pink, orange, yellow, white, blue and lilac. And coloring of flower can be determined by color of bulb. At this plant the juicy peduncle 15-30 cm high, flowers of kolokolchaty form are collected on stalk top in the form of brush.
The dense bulb of hyacinth consists of several fleshy leaves which occupy with the bases all circle of collum, the blossoming stalk is its continuation. After blossoming the green stalk withers together with leaves, and in the topmost leaf the kidney which expands and turns into the bulb blossoming the next year is formed. In corners of other leaves other weaker bulbs are often formed, call them children. If to separate them from plant, in three years they can begin to blossom.
Choice of location
For landing of hyacinth the sites which are well lit and protected from wind recommend to choose mix. Availability of small bias which will provide water drain when thawing snow and during heavy rain is desirable. Underground waters should not lie closer than 50-60 cm from surface, long floodings lead to diseases and death of bulbs. At high level of underground water construct drainage or arrange bulk ranks. Water-permeable soils with the high content of humus are necessary for hyacinths, but it is impossible to use fresh or slaborazlozhivshiysya manure. Recommend to add peat or bank sand to dense or clay soil. It is undesirable to grow up hyacinths on sour soils, they need to be limed by means of chalk to pH not lower than 6.5.
Leaving
Hyacinths are undemanding to leaving, however it is necessary to contain the soil around landings in clean state, to loosen it, and in droughty time — to water. At the same time water has to drench earth lump on depth of 15-20 cm. During vegetation plant 2-3 times feed up, using the dry or dissolved in water fertilizers. It is necessary to delete sick plants from the site, 2-3 times during the season for this purpose carry out rejection. If to leave bulbs of hyacinth to winter in the open ground, they will worse blossom the next year. It is better to wait until leaves of plant turn yellow and to dig out bulbs. They are examined and separated by children for growing. Bulbs wash with clear water, dry under canopy in shadow then put on storage.