Well, my garlic does that - and sends up a flower head from the middle of the clove-set, too. They live with the roses as a 'companion plant' so I don't usually trouble them. They form a clump of leaves after a while - each from its own clove.

Bigger cloves might also need some compost and tomato food over the growing season.

A delicate excavation in the area of the Hyacinth planting will either show that they've taken themselves to a lower level or they've quietly rotted away. If they're there - they might favour you with an appearance next spring.

A third possible is that they shrank and now they're bulking up or dividing into zillions of little 'grow on' bulblets.

There are always twists to the story... (sigh)

Wow! Cool! Thanks. Don't be sorry. Psrt of the reason I garden is to discover weird little things never noticed before. (By me. I'm sure it's common knowledge to many, but I am plant-naive. lol)

Yeah, my little garlics are growing under a rose for the same reason - companion plants. Didn't remember, until the next year, that the reason they are companion plants is to stop bunnies from going after the rose. I live in a city, and my garden is all containers. Have never seen a rabbit around here. lol

Thanks for the answer. Those little garlics are going to get the life of easy - for a few years. lol

Can't dig up the hyacinth (already sowed annual seeds), but that just means another surprise - either way - next spring. lol

Thanks again.

Just a tip. You can cut the green tops from those garlic bulbs and use them in similar ways to green onions. They give a milder flavor of garlic than the cloves. They grow back very quickly until the energy of the bulb is used up (if ever).

You might see your hyacinths again next spring. I have had that happen. Plant lots every fall, though, as they often tend to decline in floret number after a year or two.