Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
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Number of Varieties
205
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40000
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Habitat
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-105-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Pneumonia, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
CYDONIA oblonga
Common Name
Spanish Bluebell
Quince
In Hindi
Bluebell plant
श्रीफल
In German
Endymion Pflanze
Quitte
In French
plante Bluebell
Coing
In Spanish
planta Bluebell
Membrillo
In Greek
φυτό Bluebell
Κυδώνι
In Portuguese
planta Bluebell
Marmelo
In Polish
Bluebell roślin
Pigwa
In Latin
Bluebell herba
Quince
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Hyacinthoides
Cydonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Maleae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
11200
1
27800
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