Ah, Spring–a Flower Farm's favorite season! The soil is warming, the bees are buzzing, and the Northern California coastal rain is finally beginning to abate. To commemorate this lovely season, we have put together a three-part Spring Flower Series to honor a few of our seasonal specialties. Welcome to Part One–Hyacinth.
Hyacinth is a spring bulb flower through and through. Each stem has rows of intricate blossoms saturated in hues commonly associated with Easter and springtime, such as blue, violet, white, pink, and yellow. When a hyacinth first begins to bloom, it produces a light floral aroma, but once the flowers fully open up the scent becomes intoxicating and powerful. Each color is paired with its own unique fragrance.
We offer six colors and grow 10 different varieties. These are the "early" and "late" varieties of each color, which ensures we are growing the strongest hyacinth throughout the season. This little detail is important, since the typical flowering season for hyacinth is spring, but we grow them from January until May.
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Sun Valley Group's Flower Talk
