When to plant hyacinths in Frankfurt: 18 October – end of December

In Frankfurt, hyacinth: plant from 18 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Müller & Pfützner GmbH (garden centre, 7 km) and Graf Heim + Garten (garden centre, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least three months average 7 °C or less: our rule of thumb for the winter cold spring bulbs need. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Hyacinth in Frankfurt: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.1 °C.

Planting	18 October – end of December
First autumn frost	17 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.1 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:38 on 18 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:03

The same dates in Frankfurt hold for Garlic, Tulip, Daffodil and Crocus.

Hyacinth in Frankfurt: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant hyacinths 10 cm deep, at least 7.5 cm apart (RHS).

In Frankfurt the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 25 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 12–15 weeks at about 2–10 °C. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

Flowers get smaller in the years after planting: for full spikes, replace the bulbs or add a few new ones each autumn (RHS).

If squirrels are a problem, protect the bulbs with wire mesh (RHS). Hyacinths are toxic to dogs, cats and horses: intense vomiting and diarrhoea (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Hyacinth in nearby cities

Around Frankfurt, Stuttgart is 9 days earlier and Wiesbaden 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Wiesbaden	32 km	24 October – end of December	6 days later
Karlsruhe	124 km	20 October – end of December	2 days later
Stuttgart	152 km	9 October – end of December	9 days earlier
Cologne	153 km	21 October – end of December	3 days later
Dortmund	177 km	17 October – end of December	1 day earlier
Düsseldorf	183 km	22 October – end of December	4 days later

Where to buy hyacinth for planting in Frankfurt

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Frankfurt OpenStreetMap lists 32 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 plant nurseries, 44 markets and 40 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026).

Ehlers Garten u. Landschaftsbau — plant nursery
15 km · garten-ehlers.de
Gärtnerei — plant nursery
8 km
Stadtgärtnerei — plant nursery
14 km
Gartenbau Fertig — plant nursery
15 km
Graf Heim + Garten — garden centre
Industriestraße 10, 63303 Dreieich · Mon–Fri 09:00–13:00; Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 14:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–15:00 · 12 km · graf-dreieich.de
Mauk Gartenwelt — garden centre
An den Drei Hasen 39, 61440 Oberursel (Taunus) · Mar–Jun, Oct–Dec: Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Mar–Jun, Oct–Dec: Sat 09:00–18:00; Mar–Jun, Oct–Dec: Sun 11:00–16:00; Jan, Feb, Jul–Sept: Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Jan, Feb, Jul–Sept: Sat 09:00–18:00 · 12 km · mauk-gartenwelt.de
Jacobi Gartentechnik — garden centre
Gutenbergstraße 14, 65830 Kriftel · Mon–Fri 07:30–17:30; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 15 km · jacobi-gartentechnik.de
Müller & Pfützner GmbH — garden centre
Westerbachstraße 247, 65936 Frankfurt am Main · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30; Sat 08:30–18:00; Sun 12:00–18:00 · 7 km · gartencenter-frankfurt.de

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