Hyacinthus orientalis 'Royal Navy'

Hyacinthus orientalis 'Royal Navy'Royal Navy produces numerous star shaped, packed with petals, double flowers on a raceme or a central spike rising from the bulb. Sweetly perfumed, double flowerheads are deep navy blues to purples, often with a darker hued stripe in the middle of each petal. Foliage consists of long leaves that are dark green, narrow and oblong with slightly inwardly curling edges. Mid to late spring blooming, Royal Navy will flower in March and April with

this medium-sized shrub can even be grown in a large container

underplanting of shrubs and other taller plants

Add plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost to the soil prior to planting to improve less than ideal soils

whereas others can reach upwards of 20

delightful yellows and variations of pinks

but prefers to settle an area and can be used well to naturalise an area if left undisturbed

make sure to cover the bulbs with mulch to protect from severe temperatures

Cilicica Group is a group with the Buttercup Family or Ranunculacae and Eranthis Cilicica has very similar plants that vary slightly in blooming time and the length of their stems

While we might first think of the fruit when we think of peach trees

you can move it back outdoors again

light pinks

thanks to its relatively compact ultimate height