It often doesn't take long before you fall in love with her. Whether it's the appearance of its blue-violet flowers or its scent - the slightly poisonous grape hyacinth is often reproduced. You can find out how to do this in detail below!
How can I propagate grape hyacinths?
Grape hyacinths can be propagated by self-sowing, targeted sowing or breeding bulbs. With self-sowing, propagation occurs naturally, while with targeted sowing, seeds are sown in autumn or spring. The fastest method is propagation via bulbs, which are planted in autumn.
You don't necessarily have to lend a hand here - self-sowing
The most common method of propagation for the grape hyacinth happens all by itself. This plant loves to propagate through self-sowing. But where she doesn't feel comfortable, you can wait a long time for it. However, if the location and care are right, it doesn't take long and over the years more and more grape hyacinths appear.
If you want to self-sow your pearl hyacinth, you should consider another crucial aspect in addition to the location and care. Do not cut off the yellowing and slowly drying leaves and flowers in summer. This is the only way the seeds can develop unhindered and later be scattered by the wind.
Trust is good, control is better – targeted sowing
But there are gardeners who don't trust self-sowing. They prefer to take the propagation of their grape hyacinth into their own hands. This is how it works:
- Collect seeds in summer
- Sowing in autumn or spring
- Seeds are cold germinators
- sow directly outdoors
- cover discreetly with soil and keep moist
- takes many years until flowers appear for the first time
Propagation via bulbs
Lastly, the propagation method that is the fastest and safest. It is the propagation by means of the daughter bulbs/sprout bulbs that form in the summer. They arise in the immediate vicinity of the mother plant's bulb.
Carefully dig up these bulbs and separate their roots from those of the other plants. You can plant these bulbs in the fall. They should be placed in the soil at a minimum distance of 10 cm from the mother plant. The substrate should be loose, nutrient-rich and permeable. Soon these specimens will bloom.
Tips & Tricks
If you don't want the pearl hyacinth to multiply on its own and form carpets of flowers, you should cut off the leaves and flowers before they dry out. It is best to do this immediately after flowering between May and June.
