Golden Grape Hyacinths

A rare find, these golden flowers have a spicy and sweet bouquet, like a cross between Gardenias and Bananas. The spikes of purple buds open to golden yellow foliage.

The strappy foliage is grass like and long, to 20cm. The bulbs grow best in a sunny to lightly shaded position, if they don’t get enough sun the flowers will be lanky. They flower at the same time as the common blue Muscari and they look great together.

Grape Hyacinths or Muscari are great for rockeries, pots, nooks and crannies, along pathways, drifts, grass plantings or at the front of beds. The flowers open late winter to early spring and look brilliant with Miniature Daffodils. The grass like foliage emerges late autumn to winter.

Plant into well drained soil, humus rich is ideal but they will cope in poor soils with good drainage. Water them in, natural rainfall should take care of the rest, you will only need to water them they dry out during growth. Bulbs are best left to naturalise where they will multiply to form nice clumps. Add some general purpose synthetic fertiliser or blood and bone as the flowers are forming to ensure good growth in the coming year.

Supplied as: Bulbs