HYACI NTH -
GARDE NIA -
With a little love and patience, you’ll be rewarded with gorgeous,
A favorite among the older generation, very few plants can top
fragrant hyacinth blooms in the spring. Many people grow them
the sweet smell of gardenias! And those gorgeous white blooms
indoors by forcing the bulbs. To grow outdoors, plant the bulbs
pop against the glossy, deep green foliage. Grow gardenias in a
in early fall in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Growing hyacinths in
protected area that gets full sun to part shade. The plant thrives
containers is another option, and it gives you more control over
in consistently moist, well-drained soil. Feed the plant in the
the soil conditions.
spring before new growth starts using an all-purpose fertilizer.
16
Naturally
