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About Wedding Cake Tree and Hyacinth


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Tree  

Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia  
India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea  

Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths  
Cornus controversa  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
1  

Habitat
Mediterranean region  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
10.20 cm  
99+
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
5.10 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet  
White, Ivory  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long slender  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium  
Requires regular watering during dry weather  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

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  
-  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer  
No fertilizers needed  

Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free  
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew  

Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Insects  
Birds  

Allergy
Asthma  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Used in parkland  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Antiphlogistic  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Fruits, Leaves  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes  
Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Shade Trees, Street Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis  
CORNUS controversa  

Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth  
Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree  

In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ  
Wedding Cake Tree  

In German
Hyazinthe  
Hochzeitstorte Baum  

In French
jacinthe  
Gâteau de mariage Arbre  

In Spanish
jacinto  
Pastel de bodas del árbol  

In Greek
υάκινθος  
Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο  

In Portuguese
jacinto  
Árvore do bolo de casamento  

In Polish
hiacynt  
Wedding Cake Drzewo  

In Latin
et hyacinthinas,  
MUSTACEUM ligno  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Cornales  

Family
Liliaceae  
Cornaceae  

Genus
Hyacinthus  
Cornus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Scilloideae  
Cornoideae  

Number of Species
3  
99+
3  

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Properties of Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Care of Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Hyacinth and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done . In summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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