I had problems with my Hyacinths this year too. Last year they were lovely.
They started to emerge, but only came up about 1". We had lots of rain, but them it turned cold. The Hyacinths stopped growing and the tips turned yellow and they looked dried out.

I will probably dig them out of the ground and maybe pot them until fall and then try them in the ground again.

Maybe someone will offer us more advice.

Janet

I didn't plant any new ones last year, so was excited to see lots of sprouts early this year. Half of those froze when the weather turned cold, others just dried up. I have several that have no foliage, just a little flower coming up from the dirt. This is an area under a dwarf apple tree which usually has a ton of crocus as well, but hardly any of those bloomed there this year.

We do have some hyacinths that bloom year after year, so don't give up. This spring has been really tough on bulbs, even my daffs are having problems.

Don't give up on hyacinths, especially if you like the scent, which I just love. I don't think you did anything wrong at all. Perhaps the bulbs were poor or they were treated to delay bloom. Next time just add a few from one of the reliable bulb companies.

Hyacinths certainly can live a good long while. They do not however, expand, say like a patch of crocus or scilla does. They also get a looser look to them after time, which makes them look quite different from the catalogs, but actually helps them fit into the landscape better IMO.

Most of my hyacinths are close to 10 years old now. The ones on north side of the house are at least that old and are just starting to bloom now. These get very little sun because of the house wall & no fertilizer, but have still eeked out a living in my raised shrub beds. I'm sure I've lost some, but they still look nice enough so I never added more.

The ones in warmer & sunnier areas (also slightly wetter)are in full bloom now, but got both snow and freezing rain after their little noses started sticking out of the ground so they are less than perfect. These range in age as various beds developed in the garden, but I haven't planted any in at least the last 3 or 4 years. I have about 30 (scattered around in patches of 5 or so) planted near door or pathways. It only got to 40 degrees F today, so I was surprised at how wonderfully they smelled when I stepped out onto the patio to plant up some pots of pansies today.