Plant hyacinth bulbs from September to December. If needed, store them somewhere cool and dry, away from mice, but plant before they begin to deteriorate.
'Pink Pearl'
This Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner is winner in your garden too. With blooms fit for a queen, you can’t resist the attraction of those fuchsia-coloured blooms. As for the scent, it’s simply heavenly. Hyacinth 'Pink Pearl' wouldn’t venture forth without her irresistible perfume! Enjoy this lovely lady as a glamorous addition to your flower beds or bring her up close and personal by using Hyacinth 'Pink Pearl' in pots, either indoors or out.
For indoor success, ensure she gets sunlight through a window so that her petals can unfurl in all their grace and splendour. Tip: contrast Hyacinth 'Pink Pearl' with 'Carnegie', a pure white hyacinth that will act as a perfect foil for Pink Pearl’s pink loveliness.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Wearing gloves, plant bulbs pointed side upwards, 10–15cm deep and around 10cm apart. Their naturally purplish outer skin is perfectly normal.
Water after planting if the soil is dry. Border-grown hyacinths rarely need further watering during winter, but keep containers lightly moist and never waterlogged.
Remove faded flowers, but allow the foliage to yellow and die back naturally. The bulbs can remain planted, although flowering may become less dense over time.
- Botanical name
- Hyacinthus orientalis 'Pink Pearl'
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Bulb size
- 16/17
- Established height
- 20-30cm
- Established spread
- 5-10cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant spacing
- 50 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
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Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten - Years to establish
- 1st year
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