Life Span
Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
  
Grass
  
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
  
Southern Europe
  
Types
Cusick's camas, large camas
  
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
  
Number of Varieties
Not Available
  
Habitat
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
  
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10
  
4-8
  
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
  
8 - 1
  
Sunset Zone
21,22
  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
  
Spreading
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
  
Pale White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Non Fruiting Plant
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
  
Green, Tan
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Long slender
  
Grass like
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
  
Spring, 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
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Average
  
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
  
Not Available
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
  
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
  
Plant Maintenance
Low
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Medium
  
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Loam
  
Clay, Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Average
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
  
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
  
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
  
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Insignificant
  
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
Yes
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
No
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Medium
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Insects
  
Mealybugs, Mites
  
Allergy
Asthma
  
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
  
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
  
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Sometimes
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
  
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
  
Antispasmodic
  
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
  
Whole plant
  
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
  
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
  
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
  
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
  
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
  
FESTUCA brevipila
  
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
  
Hard Fescue
  
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
  
Hard fescue
  
In German
Hyazinthe
  
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
  
In French
jacinthe
  
Hard fescue
  
In Spanish
jacinto
  
fétuque ovine
  
In Greek
υάκινθος
  
HARD φεστούκα
  
In Portuguese
jacinto
  
Hard fescue
  
In Polish
hiacynt
  
Hard fescue
  
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
  
Hard fescue
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Liliopsida
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Liliales
  
Cyperales
  
Family
Liliaceae
  
Poaceae
  
Genus
Hyacinthus
  
Festuca
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Scilloideae
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue
Season and care of Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wild Hyacinth season is Spring and Winter and Hard Fescue season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Wild Hyacinth is Loam and for Hard Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Wild Hyacinth is Acidic, Neutral and for Hard Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue Physical Information
Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue are as follows:
Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
- Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Care of Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue
Care of Wild Hyacinth and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wild Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.