Can Forced Hyacinths Be Planted Outdoors After Blooming Indoors?

Potted hyacinths forced for Easter blooms have expended their energy; transplanting outdoors rarely succeeds.

Why They Fail

• Forcing depletes the bulb.
• Most die after the forced bloom.

Try Anyway

Plant now in the garden; you might get lucky. But don’t count on it.

Better: buy fresh bulbs in fall for reliable spring flowers.