Normally, I would not write a review of a blooming plant
like this hyacinth until it actually BLOOMED.
I mean, the FLOWERING is the whole point of it, right?
| I got mine! You better hurry, these beauties won't be at Trader Joe's very long... |
But the thing is, Trader Joe’s is only going to have
these for a limited time, and you need
to get one. So, I decided to go
ahead and run this review now, while my hyacinth is still pre-bloom, to give
you time to rush out to your local TJ’s and pick one up!
| The tag shows us how pretty this bulb will be when the flowers bloom |
Here’s the deal – they are CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP. Seriously, you get the bulb and the sweet
little glass vase for only $2.99. That
is cheaper than a coffee at Starbucks (or Caribou Coffee if you are boycotting
Starbucks right now…). And when this
baby blooms it is going to be loooovely and the smell will be DIVINE! (Bonus, when you are done with this year’s
bloom, you can plant the bulb in your yard!
And you can re-purpose the vase or put another bulb in it and start all
over!)
| See? Sweet little glass vase. You need one. So does your neighbor. Hurry up! Go now. |
Please, put down what you are doing right now and just
run out to Trader Joe’s. Get yourself
one, and hey, be kind and buy a couple for your neighbors! Just put them on their front porch so when
they get home from work they are delighted, surprised, and confused, as in, “Oh
my! A beautiful hyacinth almost ready to
bloom! How delightful! And what a surprise! This wasn’t here when I left for work this
morning… But, color me confused. I mean, WHO PUT IT HERE??”. Go for it!
Price: a crazy
cheap $2.99
Rating: 5
P.S. - if you DO get one for your neighbor, please comment here and tell me! I would love to see a bunch of people get surprised by hyacinth! :)
My coworker got one! I'm babysitting it for her while she rounds out the rest of her Easter vacations with family. It's so neat! And it got so big!
ReplyDelete...I just realized this post is exactly one year old today. To happy Hyacinths. Cheers. (:
ReplyDeleteQuestion. Do you remove that thick plastic at the top of the glass? Fertilizer?
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t find an answer to this either! Glad I left the plastic on as it helped the bulb from tipping as it bloomed.
DeleteI couldn’t find an answer to this either! Glad I left the plastic on as it helped the bulb from tipping as it bloomed.
DeleteSame, couldn’t find an answer, either, and ended up removing the plastic from my first one last year. Wrong - lol. The plastic, although slightly unsightly, will definitely help to keep your plant upright, as MN Mom mentioned. They tend to get extremely top heavy as they bloom, and can easily tip over. Also, rotating the vase 1/4 turn per day (ass instructed on the tag) will definitely help keep it straight & upright as well.
DeleteHow do you take care of them
ReplyDeleteAnyone get 2 stems/blooms?
ReplyDelete3! Stems and flowers
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