Black Currant

Hyacinth

About Black Currant and Hyacinth

Black Currant

Hyacinth

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Number of Varieties

1530

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Habitat

Fertile bottom land, Temperate Regions

Mediterranean region

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green, Purple

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Long slender

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Insects

Allergy

Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy, Hives

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES nigrum

Hyacinthus orientalis

Common Name

Black Currant

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

In Hindi

Black Currant

ह्यचीन्थ

In German

Black Currant

Hyazinthe

In French

groseille noire

jacinthe

In Spanish

negro Grosella

jacinto

In Greek

μαύρη σταφίδα

υάκινθος

In Portuguese

groselha-preta

jacinto

In Polish

czarna porzeczka

hiacynt

In Latin

nigrum currants

et hyacinthinas,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Rosales

Liliales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Ribes

Hyacinthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

1503

1 27800

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Properties of Black Currant and Hyacinth

Wondering what are the properties of Black Currant and Hyacinth? We provide you with everything About Black Currant and Hyacinth. Black Currant has thorns and Hyacinth doesn't have thorns. Also Black Currant does not have fragrant flowers. Black Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives and Hyacinth has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Currant and Hyacinth and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Currant and Hyacinth

Season and care of Black Currant and Hyacinth is important to know. While considering everything about Black Currant and Hyacinth Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Currant season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Hyacinth season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Black Currant is Loam and for Hyacinth is Loam while the PH of soil for Black Currant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Hyacinth is Acidic, Neutral.

Black Currant and Hyacinth Physical Information

Black Currant and Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Black Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Black Currant and Hyacinth are as follows:

Black Currant flower color: Green and Purple
Black Currant leaf color: Green
Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Black Currant and Hyacinth

Care of Black Currant and Hyacinth include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Currant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.