Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Central United States, Canada
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Types
Two-petal ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Number of Varieties
6530
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hills, limestone outcrops, Moist woods
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
9-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,500.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 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
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Light Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
-
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Wood is used in construction
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS quadrangulata
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Name
Blue Ash
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
In Hindi
Blue Ash plant
ह्यचीन्थ
In German
Blue Ash Pflanze
Hyazinthe
In French
usine Blue Ash
jacinthe
In Spanish
planta de Blue Ash
jacinto
In Greek
φυτό Blue Ash
υάκινθος
In Portuguese
planta Blue Ash
jacinto
In Polish
Blue Ash roślin
hiacynt
In Latin
Blue Ash herba
et hyacinthinas,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Liliales
Family
Oleaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Hyacinthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
653
1
27800
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