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Names:
Hyacinth Flower,
Dutch Hyacinth; Grape Hyacinth or Muscari. 
 
Varieties:
Hyacinth orientaiis, available in single and double varieties. The most common grape hyacinth\ stheMuscariarmeniacum, 
 
Colors:
Available in a variety of colors - pinks, cream, white, purples - but the most common are the blue shades,
 
 
Scent:
Very sweet fragrance that becomes stronger with age as more of the florets open. 
 
Freshness:
Purchase or cut flowers when the florets are mostly closed. 
 
Vase Life:
7 to 10 days or longer.
 
Availability:
October to May. 
 
Cost:
Winter - moderately expensive. Spring - moderately priced. 
 
Meaning:
Remembrance. It was common to engrave these flowers onto gravestones. 
 
Note:
Hyacinth flowers are poisonous. Remember to wear gloves when working with them, because of their poisonous latex. When planting hyacinths, handling the bulbs may cause an itchy reaction.
 
Arranging Tip:
This beautiful flower changes so much in its cycle that one can appreciate it best when it stands alone. 
 
Growing Tip:
Hyacinths are wonderful to grow inside in the wintertime. See also flower growing tips, 10, 11, and 12. 
 
Other:
See also flower care tip, 28.

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