Example Sentences

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Hyacinths are another spring blossom with a powerful fragrance that should be planted in autumn.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Hyacinths bloom in early spring; I find them awkward in the garden but cheerful as indoor potted plants.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2020

As Hyacinths, however, deteriorate in our fickle climate, it is better to buy new bulbs each year for planting formal beds, while the old ones may be planted in ordinary flower border or shrubbery.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John

Once, at dawn, the unhappy gardener found an ancient horse peacefully feeding among the Hyacinths and Tulips.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

There are other colours besides blue among the Grape Hyacinths.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John