Grape hyacinth...

 Just coming up from her winter sleep, Hyacinth is making her debut in my flower beds.  I have never grown this early bloomer before, but thought I'd give it a try, so last fall I planted a couple packages of bulbs and after a good winter freeze and a long sleep, they have emerged in all their splendor!  What a treat for the eyes and the nose.  Such a sweet fragrance.

I love how tight-lipped these tiny flowers are.  They barely open up for a bee or small flying insect to come in to sip their nectar.  I haven't seen any pollinators on them yet, but they've only just arrived so I imagine the insects will find them out soon enough  Hyacinth are so beautiful and fragrant that I'm sure it won't be long before they have fairy visitors.

 

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Do you know the art of Cicely Mary Barker?  She has made beautiful flower fairy art that I just love.  Above is Polyanthus and Grape Hyacinth.  I have the Complete Book of Flower Fairies on my book shelf, and I can't wait to share it with the grandgirls.

In the LanguageofFlowers.com, the hyacinth, dependant upon color, may mean: constancy (blue); I’m sorry, please forgive me, and/or sorrow (purple); playfulness, sport or play (red or pink); loveliness, I’ll pray for you (white); and jealousy (yellow).  Today, I give you the gift of constancy through my flowers, the Hyacinth.