When to plant hyacinths in Innsbruck: 7 September – 10 December

In Innsbruck, hyacinth: plant from 7 September to about 10 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Siedler (garden centre, 2 km) and Gärtnerei Jägerbauer (garden centre, 3 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 date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Hyacinth in Innsbruck: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–March; the coldest, January, averages -5.9 °C.

Planting	7 September – 10 December
First autumn frost	7 October
Coldest nights	January, -5.9 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	13:04 on 7 September
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:28

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

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

Plant hyacinths 10 cm deep, at least 7.5 cm apart (RHS). In the ground hyacinths are fully hardy, but in containers they can be frost tender in cold winters (RHS); here winter nights average below 0 °C, so wrap the pots or move them to a sheltered spot.

In Innsbruck the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 29 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant hyacinth later than Innsbruck; the closest date is in Salzburg, 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bolzano	86 km	17 October – end of December	40 days later
Munich	98 km	10 October – end of December	33 days later
Trento	135 km	11 October – end of December	34 days later
Salzburg	136 km	1 October – end of December	24 days later
St. Gallen	154 km	19 October – end of December	42 days later
Treviso	189 km	24 October – end of December	47 days later

Where to buy hyacinth for planting in Innsbruck

Planting stock goes into the ground from 7 September to about 10 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Innsbruck OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 7 markets and 32 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Dehner — garden centre
Cytastraße 3, 6176 Völs · Mon–Fri 08:30–19:00; Sat 08:30–18:00; public holidays closed · 6 km · dehner.at
Biogärtnerei Seidemann — garden centre
Michelfeld 7, 6175 Kematen in Tirol · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 8 km · blumenpark.at
Siedler — garden centre
Roßaugasse 2a, 6020 Innsbruck · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00; public holidays closed || "nach Vereinbarung" · 2 km · siedler.co.at
Gärtnerei Jägerbauer — garden centre
Dr.-Stumpf-Straße 115, 6020 Innsbruck · Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00; Sat 08:30–16:00 · 3 km
GBC Kematen — garden centre
Messerschmittweg 30, 6175 Kematen in Tirol · 11 km
Bauernmarkt Alte Markthalle — market
Herzog-Siegmund-Ufer 3, 6020 Innsbruck · Mon–Fri 07:00–12:00; Sat 07:00–13:00 · 1 km · markthalle-innsbruck.at
Axamer Bauernmarkt — market
Georg-Bucher-Straße 53, 6094 Axams · Fri 09:00–11:00, 17:00–18:30; Sat 08:00–11:00 · 11 km · bauernmarkt-axams.at
Bauernmarkt — market
Fri, Sat 07:30–12:00; public holidays closed · 1 km

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