You've chilled this bulb for ample (I trust that was at least 8 weeks) time and now it's in a warm place with bright light?

Patience. Lots and lots of patience.

Nell

I did hyacinths once and I remember they took longer than most forced bulbs. One day they were all roots (and I was giving up hope) and then the shoots came up really fast: like from emergence to bloom was a week!

I have forced Hyacinths in water for several years, and the roots will develop for 10 to 12 weeks before you see the stalk emerging. When the stalk is about 2 inches tall, then bring it into a warm, bright room. You will be delighted with the results. Patience!!!

a problem i have with forcing hyacinths is that they start to flower before they have grown an adequate stalk, or properly left the bulb. advice?
also, am i correct to chill the bulbs in a paper bag in the fridge?:"

Sometimes, my hyacinths have started opening while the bud was still in the leaves. In all instances, however, they elongated and eventually bloomed normally.

As for the slower top growth: it may be the variety. Some varieties naturally bloom earlier and will usually do just that on water, other varieties tend to be a little slower.

i have the exact opposite problem! my bulb sprouted green for a month now, growing about 1cm of green, but no roots have been growing into the jar at all! What do you think is happening here? im such a newbie ive been searching and answer online but doesnt seem like anyone have the same problem before

Jo, are your bulb jars in a cold, dark place?

It was, then I moved it out to my window sill for light after it sprouted it’s first green. Now it’s growing about 1cm of green but no roots at all! :/

Eventually roots will sprout if there is green above. I gave up water vases and started growing my bulbs in pots of soil after chilling. They quickly put out roots into damp soil. I leave the tops of the bulbs exposed. This year's crop had tiny green sprouts when bare bulbs came out of the refrigerator.

Hyacinths link.

Thanks Nell! I certainly hope so. It’s been more than a month, I guess I need abit more patience lol! Your hyacinth looks gorgeous btw!!

I keep mine dark and cold and the roots always grow first. The tops start a few weeks later. I don’t take them into the light and warm 7ntil the tops are 4 or 5cm. by which time the glasses are full of roots. I would have kept them dark until roots appeared. In pots, of course, the roots would be in the dark anyway. But not in water. I do some every year and they always work. I use prepared bulbs though, not ones intended for garden use. They won’t flower soon enough.

My bulb is prepared too. Maybe I’ll send it back into the dark for awhile and see if there’s any changes. Thanks floral!

Hooray. I do like your vase. Is it being kept dark?

Thanks! Yes Ive moved it back into the darkness and the roots are filling up half the vase now! Yayyyy

When the roots appear like the ones in the above photo & they have great stems do you plant them in soil or keep them in water ?:

Tracy, you let it bloom in the vase in water.

I planted mine, and no problems! It bloomed beautifully!

If you want to grow in soil, plant the bulb in soil right from the start. Growing in water is the whole idea of this method, hence the pretty vases. Water growing is not intended as a precursor to soil growing. After the bloom is over you can plant the bulb out in the garden.

My roots seem to be taking by these fumes gnats in my area, is there something I can do?

Are the bulbs being grown over water? If so I don’t understand how fungus gnats could be an issue. Or are they in mix. If so gnats could be a result of overwatering. How about posting a picture of the problem?