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28th October 2025

Some bulbs do not need to be planted in the ground. Prepared hyacinths for indoor flowering can be forced in bowls (see the Provincial Lady's ongoing saga) or grown in hyacinth vases, as illustrated here in Arne Jacobsen's wonderful textile design (c1944). 

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