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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Palm or Cycad  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
Caribbean  
Mediterranean, Western Asia  

Types
-  
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths  

Number of Varieties
-  
30  
99+

Habitat
By seashore, Caribbean  
Mediterranean region  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-10  
9-1  

Sunset Zone
H2, 13, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
240.00 cm  
99+
10.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Long slender  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium  
Medium  

In Summer
Adequately  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds  
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
-  
Pests and diseases free  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single, Double, Semi-Double  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Insects  
Insects  

Allergy
-  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
-  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Flowers  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
COCCOTHRINAX borhidiana  
Hyacinthus orientalis  

Common Name
Borhidis Guano Palm, Guano  
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth  

In Hindi
guano  
ह्यचीन्थ  

In German
Guano  
Hyazinthe  

In French
Guano  
jacinthe  

In Spanish
Guano  
jacinto  

In Greek
γκουανό  
υάκινθος  

In Portuguese
guano  
jacinto  

In Polish
guano  
hiacynt  

In Latin
guano  
et hyacinthinas,  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Arecales  
Liliales  

Family
Arecaceae  
Liliaceae  

Genus
Coccothrinax  
Hyacinthus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Scilloideae  

Number of Species
53  
99+
3  
99+

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Difference Between Guano and Hyacinth

If you are confused whether Guano or Hyacinth are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Guano and Hyacinth Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Guano are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Hyacinth fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer and Time release fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Guano and Hyacinth if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Guano and Hyacinth

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Guano and Hyacinth. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Guano and Hyacinth as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Guano is Antispasmodic whereas of Hyacinth is . Guano has beauty benefits as follows: while Hyacinth has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Guano vs Hyacinth

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Guano vs Hyacinth and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Guano are whereas of Hyacinth have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Guano has showy fruits and Hyacinth has no showy fruits. Also Guano is not flowering and Hyacinth is not flowering . You can compare Guano and Hyacinth facts and facts of other plants too.

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