Hyacinth

Silver Bells

About Hyacinth and Silver Bells

Hyacinth

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

303

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

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

Decoration Purposes

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

Silver bells

In German

Hyazinthe

Silver bells

In French

jacinthe

Silver bells

In Spanish

jacinto

Silver bells

In Greek

υάκινθος

Silver bells

In Portuguese

jacinto

Silver bells

In Polish

hiacynt

Silver bells

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Ebenales

Family

Liliaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Hyacinth and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Silver Bells

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

Hyacinth and Silver Bells Physical Information

Hyacinth and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Hyacinth and Silver Bells are as follows:

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

Care of Hyacinth and Silver Bells

Care of Hyacinth and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.