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I'm assuming these are hyacinths. However, they are growing well in full shade (these are located under some big azaleas), and they were planted by the previous owner over 4 years ago. We're located in central North Carolina, and these popped up and bloomed well before our dafodils (ie...very early). As we've not had alot of luck getting good blooms in shade, we'd like to get a bunch more of these bulbs, if anyone can recognize the variety.
Common hyacinths (also called Dutch Hyacinth) grow best in full sun or part sun. They tend to have the drumstick appearance many associate with hyacinths and are very fragrant. Some might survive in less sun but it would be doubtful they would come back yearly in deeper shade. If they are thriving in shade it is more likely they are wood hyacinths which are also sometimes called Spanish Hyacinths or Scilla. Wood hyacinths are not nearly as fragrant as the Dutch varieties.
Someone else asked for the same ID a little over a week ago in this thread: May I have some help identifying plants? Look at post #8 and the answers that followed.
Common hyacinths (also called Dutch Hyacinth) grow best in full sun or part sun. They tend to have the drumstick appearance many associate with hyacinths and are very fragrant. Some might survive in less sun but it would be doubtful they would come back yearly in deeper shade. If they are thriving in shade it is more likely they are wood hyacinths which are also sometimes called Spanish Hyacinths or Scilla. Wood hyacinths are not nearly as fragrant as the Dutch varieties.
Someone else asked for the same ID a little over a week ago in this thread: May I have some help identifying plants? Look at post #8 and the answers that followed.
The one thing that doesn't match with the Wood Hyacinth is that I'm seeing it described as a late bloomer, while our flowers came up very early (with the crocuses, and before the dafodils). Could this be due to regional climate, or an early blooming subvariety of wood hyacinth?
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