Hyacinth

Florida Blue

About Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Hyacinth

Florida Blue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Number of Varieties

3010

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm8.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

Lisianthus

In German

Hyazinthe

Lisianthus

In French

jacinthe

Lisianthus

In Spanish

jacinto

Lisianthus

In Greek

υάκινθος

Lisianthus

In Portuguese

jacinto

Lisianthus

In Polish

hiacynt

Eustoma

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Lisianthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Gentianales

Family

Liliaceae

Gentianaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus

Eustoma

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Hyacinth and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Hyacinth and Florida Blue. Hyacinth doesn't have thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Hyacinth does not have fragrant flowers. Hyacinth has allergic reactions like Asthma and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Hyacinth and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Season and care of Hyacinth and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Hyacinth and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Hyacinth season is Spring and Winter and Florida Blue season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Hyacinth is Loam and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Hyacinth is Acidic, Neutral and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Hyacinth and Florida Blue Physical Information

Hyacinth and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Hyacinth and Florida Blue are as follows:

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

Care of Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Care of Hyacinth and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.