Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant'
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Description
For really deep blue garden flowers, we can recommend the occasional bedding plant, or perhaps summer delphiniums—but for spring, your best choice is Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant'. It's a deep, dark violet-blue, with an absolutely stunning, sweet fragrance. It is also an excellent choice for mixing with early to mid-flowering daffodils and tulips. It performs equally well in containers, pots, or the front of the garden border—in full sun or part-shade. Grow it anywhere that you will be able to enjoy its wonderful fragrance.
The flower stems of Hyacinth orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant' are perfectly able to support the multitude of blooms they carry—for perhaps as much as five or even six weeks in an optimum season. This hyacinth is best planted in early autumn, straight into the garden soil, or outdoor containers and, for best effect, in clusters of five. Incidentally, this hyacinth is named after the Dutch colonial officer Peter Stuyvesant, who served as the last Dutch director general of New Netherlands—the area we now know as the US states of New York and New Jersey.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant'
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Flower colour
Blue
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Bulb size
16/17
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
5-10cm
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Plant spacing
50 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Dappled shade
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Cottage gardens
Cut flower gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens
Pots -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Hyacinth 'Mixed Colours' bulbs from mid to late autumn
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade
Plant the bulbs 10-15cm deep
Space the bulbs approximately 10cm apart
Place the Hyacinth 'Mixed Colours' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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