When to plant hyacinths in Lorca: by 15 November

In Lorca, hyacinth: plant by 15 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Hyacinth in Lorca: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4 °C.

Planting	by 15 November
First autumn frost	15 December
Coldest nights	January, 4 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:10 on 15 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:33

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

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

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

In Lorca the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 3 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. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. Where winters are not cold enough for long enough, LSU AgCenter keeps tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for at least six to eight weeks before planting, and plants them only once the soil has cooled: warm soil can cancel the chilling. Keep fruit out of that refrigerator — ripening fruit gives off ethylene, which harms the flowers (Wisconsin Horticulture Extension).

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, LSU AgCenter, ASPCA.

Hyacinth in nearby cities

Around Lorca, Albacete is 19 days earlier and Jaén 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albacete	146 km	by 27 October	19 days earlier
Úbeda	151 km	by 3 November	12 days earlier
Granada	177 km	27 October – end of December	19 days earlier
Jaén	184 km	by 17 November	2 days later
Alcázar de San Juan	231 km	by 2 November	13 days earlier
Ciudad Real	243 km	by 29 October	17 days earlier

Where to buy hyacinth for planting in Lorca

Planting stock goes into the ground by 15 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lorca OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Semillero HOYAMAR — plant nursery
11 km

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