Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
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Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Number of Varieties
3015
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm609.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm457.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Pink
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Early Spring, Late Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Allergy
Asthma
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Cosmetics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Plum
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
बेर
In German
Hyazinthe
Pflaume
In French
jacinthe
prune
In Spanish
jacinto
ciruela
In Greek
υάκινθος
Δαμάσκηνο
In Portuguese
jacinto
ameixa
In Polish
hiacynt
Śliwka
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
340
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27800
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