Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
2,130.00 cm15.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed curved and flat petiole
Narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POPULUS deltoides
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
Common Name
Eastern Cottonwood
Spanish Bluebell
In Hindi
Eastern Cottonwood
Bluebell plant
In German
Eastern Cottonwood
Endymion Pflanze
In French
Cottonwood Orient
plante Bluebell
In Spanish
Cottonwood del Este
planta Bluebell
In Greek
Ανατολική Cottonwood
φυτό Bluebell
In Portuguese
Cottonwood Oriental
planta Bluebell
In Polish
Eastern Cottonwood
Bluebell roślin
In Latin
Orientalium Poplar
Bluebell herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Salicales
Liliales
Family
Salicaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Populus
Hyacinthoides
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Salicoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
311
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27800
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