RE: A great trip

Perhaps that is my problem.  I put the bulb next to the front door lights so
it would get lots of sun.  I'll move them a bit away from the light to see
if it might still stretch a bit.  They are blooming within the foliage and
you are right, it is not a pretty display.  The fragrance is still nice,
though.

Thanks so much for the tip!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Betsy Kelson
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:08 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] A great trip


> Betsy, it really is a boost to have a fragrant bloomer in the house.  
> Two buds on my hyacinth opened at the bottom and started emitting 
> their
perfume
> this morning!!!  My outdoor hyacinths are usually fully up before any 
> of
the
> blooms on the stalk open up.  Do they react differently when grown
indoors?
> (It's a lovely blue variety.)
>
*****************************

The hyacinths must react differently. Mine started with only a few flowers
open and then within a few days the whole thing was blooming. I have
struggled to get hyacinths to bloom nicely. Often times when I have forced
them, the flowers do not come up above the foliage.  NOT a pretty display.
But this year, with a little more darkness to induce stretching, the flower
made it above the foliage. I think it is time to start bring the tuplips and
adaffodils up from the basement and get them going.

betsy
3 degrees and 2" of snow  hoo hooo

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