Hyacinth

Few spring bulbs deliver fragrance quite like the hyacinth. Their dense, plump spikes of star-shaped florets pack an extraordinary scent into a single stem — sweet, heady and unmistakable, filling a border, patio or room with the unmistakable perfume of spring.

Available in a rich palette of colours, from classic blues and purples through soft pinks, creamy whites and warm apricots, hyacinths bring structure and formality to spring displays, working beautifully in bedding schemes, container plantings and mixed borders alongside tulips and daffodils. Reliably perennial and fully hardy, they return year after year, though blooms may become slightly looser and more relaxed after the first spectacular season — a natural, welcome softening rather than a decline.