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What is this plant?

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StressedButBlessedx · 18/03/2021 10:11

Hello, my partner bought me this pretty plant from the shop but I have no idea what it is or how to look after it! I don't have green thumbs, nor does anyone I know to ask haha! So I was wondering if anyone on here could help?
How often shall I water? Where's best to keep it? How big of a pot does it need??

What is this plant?
What is this plant?
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Sprig1 · 18/03/2021 10:16

It's a hyacinth. You can keep it in the house until the flowers have finished. It's a bulb. You can then plant it out in your garden and it will come back every year.

StressedButBlessedx · 18/03/2021 10:23

@Sprig1 That's great to know, thankyou Smile

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MereDintofPandiculation · 18/03/2021 11:15

It's fine in the pot that it's in. Water it whenever the soil is dry. If the water runs straight through without wetting the soil you can either a) put a saucer under it to catch the water, which will slowly soak back up into the soil or b) put the pot in a deep bowl full of water and let it stand for1/2 to 1 hour before taking it out and letting it drain.

It would like light, so on a windowsill or near a window. But somewhere where you will see it and appreciate the smell.

When the flower is over, you can cut the flower stem off for tidyness - the longer you wait before doing this, the more of the goodness in the stem the plant will have had chance to move back into its root. Then continue to water until the leaves die down naturally - what they'll be doing is building up the bulb so the plant can come back strongly ext year.

Either start putting it out during the day and brining it in at night, to harden it off, or wait to a sustained warm spell in April/May, and plant it out in the garden. Or you can plant out any time up till October. It looks like you have three bulbs in there, so separate them out a bit before planting.

StressedButBlessedx · 18/03/2021 16:29

@MereDintofPandiculation wow thankyou for all that info!! Very useful and have made note of it all :)

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