Hyacinth

Spring Starflower

About Hyacinth and Spring Starflower

Hyacinth

Spring Starflower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

South America, Argentina

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Perennial

Number of Varieties

3035

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm10.20 cm

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray 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

Grass like

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

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

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

✔ ✘

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, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

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

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, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

Ipheion uniflorum

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Spring Starflower, Springstar

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

Spring Starflower

In German

Hyazinthe

Frühling Borretsch

In French

jacinthe

Spring Starflower

In Spanish

jacinto

primavera Flor de estrella

In Greek

υάκινθος

άνοιξη starflower

In Portuguese

jacinto

primavera Starflower

In Polish

hiacynt

Wiosna Starflower

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Spring Starflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Liliales

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus

Ipheion

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Allioideae

Number of Species

350

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Properties of Hyacinth and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Spring Starflower

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

Hyacinth and Spring Starflower Physical Information

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

Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Hyacinth and Spring Starflower

Care of Hyacinth and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spring Starflower pruning is done 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 Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.