Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Types
Goldcot apricot, Harcot apricot
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Number of Varieties
3430
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Wet lands
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Rose
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs a lot of water initially
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Headache, Throat itching, Vomiting
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Making cosmetics, Nourishes scalp, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Digestive disorders, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Ophthalmic
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Air freshner, Animal Feed, Making Perfumes, Medicinal oil
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PRUNUS armeniaca
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Name
Apricot
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
In Hindi
खूबानी
ह्यचीन्थ
In German
Aprikose or Aprikosenbaum
Hyazinthe
In French
Abricot or Abricotier
jacinthe
In Spanish
Albaricoque
jacinto
In Greek
Βερύκοκκο
υάκινθος
In Portuguese
Apricot
jacinto
In Polish
Morela
hiacynt
In Latin
Apricot
et hyacinthinas,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Liliales
Family
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Prunus
Hyacinthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
343
1
27800
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