What are they doing in the Hyacinth house?

Wife forced some hyacinth bulbs a few weeks before Christmas.  Some of them are starting to make a fragrant appearance.

The people on Google+ don't get their kicks from hyacinth macros.  At least mine.  The above shot didn't get so much as a single "like."

And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend

I draped a black cloth behind the spikes and used a ring flash at fairly low power to get this shot.  You can just barely see another spike in the background on the left.

Here's a full-frame closeup:

And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend
And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend, the end