The flowering time of hyacinth

Hyacinth originated in southern Europe, southern Africa and Asia, the Netherlands is the main producing area. There are more than 2000 horticultural varieties of hyacinth in the world, which are mainly divided into "Dutch species" and "Roman species". The former is an authentic variety, most of which have only 1 scape per plant, with sturdy posture and large flowers. The latter is mostly mutated hybrids, each plant can bear two or three scape, the body is weak, the flowers are thin, most consumers like to buy Dutch hyacinth.

The origin of hyacinth

Hyacinth originated in southern Europe along the Mediterranean coast and Asia minor, the Netherlands, and is now cultivated all over the world. Wild species are found in limestone areas above 2600 meters above sea level in West and Central Asia.

The Netherlands is the main producer of hyacinth, and the planting of hyacinth was very popular in the 18th century, with more than 2000 recorded varieties at that time. Since the 1950s, there has been a small amount of cultivation in botanical gardens and parks around China, which are used for ornamental flower beds. It was not until the 1980s that hyacinth developed greatly all over the country and was widely used in spring flower shows and potted plant sales. So far, the cultivation of hyacinth has begun to enter the indoor decoration and display of families and public places, and the demand is increasing year by year. However, China has not yet been able to breed on its own and needs to be introduced from abroad.

The habit of hyacinth

Hyacinth habits like the sun, cold-resistant, suitable for growing in a cool and humid environment and loose, fertile sandy soil, avoid stagnant water. Like warm and humid winter, cool summer slightly dry, sunny or semi-overcast environment. Like fertilizer, suitable for fertile, well-drained sandy loam. It can be planted in the ground, potted or raised in water. It took root in autumn, unearthed new buds in early spring, bloomed in March, ripened in late May, withered in the ground in early June and went into dormancy. The flower bud differentiation was carried out in the dormant period, the optimum temperature for differentiation was about 25 ℃, and the differentiation process was about 1 month. There should be a low temperature stage of about two months after flower bud differentiation to before elongation and growth, and the temperature should not exceed 13 ℃.

During the growth of hyacinth, the root growth of bulb was the best when the temperature was 2-6 ℃. The optimum temperature for bud germination is 5-10 ℃, the optimum temperature for leaf growth is 5-12 ℃, and the most favorable temperature for budding and flowering is 15-18 ℃. The storage temperature of bulb is 20-28 ℃, and the optimum storage temperature is 25 ℃, which is the most ideal for flower bud differentiation. Can withstand short-term frost. Like cool, moist air, sunny environment, more cold-resistant.

The florescence of hyacinth

The flowering period of Fengxin flowers is usually about two weeks from the beginning of the first flower. It usually blossoms from March to June, and its growth cycle is dormancy in summer, rooting in autumn and winter, sprouting in early spring, flowering in March, and plant withering in early June.

After the Fengxin flower blossoms once, cut off the withered roots and leaves, put them in a cool place or plant in the soil, plant or pot in September, apply base fertilizer and topdressing fertilizer, promote the division of the mother bulb and help the seed bulb grow, and only when it is grown to a certain extent can it bloom again. It can also be planted next spring and blossom again.

The flowery language of hyacinth

The flower language of hyacinth is "as long as you light the fire of life, you can enjoy a rich life together". In addition, hyacinth has many different meanings, such as victory, competition, joy, love, happiness, affection, admiration, stubbornness, life, everlasting nostalgia, and so on. Hyacinth flowers of different colors have different artistic conception.