Hyacinths
Wild hyacinths are found in the area around the Mediterranean Sea, especially in Greece and Turkey. In Turkey you can even find them growing among rocks at altitudes up to 2000 metres high. Hyacinths somewhat resemble the blossoms of lilacs in that they have many small blooms, called "florets".
There is nothing bad I can say about hyacinths: they look gorgeous, they smell terrific, you can grow them indoors or out — what more could you want? Everybody should have hyacinths in their spring garden. That's my opinion.
The only thing I would caution you about is that some of the largest bulbs can get top heavy and flop over. This is not surprising when you consider that a large hyacinth bulb can produce 60 to 70 florets! If you do use these very large sizes (17/18 and up) consider staking or otherwise supporting them.
All hyacinths are fragrant, which I have indicated which ones by putting an asterisk (*) after the name of the variety. Those which are particularly fragrant have two asterisks.
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