Hyacinthus litwinowii 7902
Author: Ekaterina Georgiewna Czerniakowska (1892-1942)Family: Asparagaceae Subfamily: Scilloideae Tribe: Hyacintheae Subtribe: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Hyacinthus
English name: Hyacinth
Zone: Mediterranean
General specifications
Biological type: bulb
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: white
Indexed Sensitive to the insect Ditylenchus dipsaci The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,6ft x 0,3ft
Sun exposure: big part sun (Sun hours: >4h <7h Foliage: deciduous in summer
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until May
Ripe fruits from May until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Bulbs; 2L forestry pot, 3L forestry pot, 25L high container, 145L wide cup
Propagation is done by root division
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: white
Indexed Sensitive to the insect Ditylenchus dipsaci The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,6ft x 0,3ft
Sun exposure: big part sun (Sun hours: >4h <7h Foliage: deciduous in summer
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until May
Ripe fruits from May until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Bulbs; 2L forestry pot, 3L forestry pot, 25L high container, 145L wide cup
Propagation is done by root division
Sowing instructions
AUTUMN After harvesting the seeds, keep dry for 8weeks at room temperature then keep dry in the fridge at 4°C until sowing. Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Bulb Substrate between 59-68°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight.
Bulb planting instructions
Plant the bulbs under 8cm Bulb Substrate at 20cm distance. Plant in août. Recuperate after 2 years.
Bulb planting instructions
Plant the bulbs under 8cm Bulb Substrate at 20cm distance. Plant in août. Recuperate after 2 years.
Experiences in the garden
11-07-17A Obtaining 6 plants from nursery Bulb Argence, they are in our nursery Petit32 1x V25
04-08-20 3x Plant not found in garden: JTBulb1.
21-02-19 2x Plant not found in garden: Jtest4.
. . . 2021A Collection of seeds in the garden collected at 07-06-21.
16-11-21 Sown 12 seeds in a forest pot 2L, they did not geminate in Petit26.
Protocol: Autumn Fridge 2mm SBC 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light
. . . 2023A Collection of seeds in the garden collected at 29-05-23.
08-11-23 Sown 20 seeds in a forest pot 2L and germinated at 15-03-24 in Petit26.
Protocol: Autumn Fridge bulbs 2mm SBC 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light