Wild Hyacinth

Crossandra

About Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra

Wild Hyacinth

Crossandra

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Cusick's camas, large camas

Orange, Dark Red (Ratan aboli), Yellow, Delhi Crossandra , Arka Ambara, Arka Kanaka (IIHR varieties)

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Urban areas, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1010-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Balanced liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

Agroforestry

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cough, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Basketary, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Cutflower, Hedges, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis

7.2 Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Crossandra, firecracker flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

Crossandra

7.2.2 In German

Hyazinthe

Crossandra

7.2.3 In French

jacinthe

Crossandra

7.2.4 In Spanish

jacinto

Crossandra

7.2.5 In Greek

υάκινθος

Crossandra

7.2.6 In Portuguese

jacinto

Crossandra

7.2.7 In Polish

hiacynt

Crossandra

7.2.8 In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Crossandra

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthus

Crossandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

352

1 27800

Properties of Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra

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

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Season and Care of Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra

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

Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra Physical Information

Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Crossandra height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra are as follows:

Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Crossandra flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Crossandra leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Crossandra

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