Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Southeastern United States
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Aesculus parviflora
Number of Varieties
302
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Bluffs, Coastal Regions, Stream side, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Salt, Wind
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Edema, Powdery mildew, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Salt, Wind
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Colic, constipation, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used for making soaps
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
AESCULUS parviflora
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
bottlebrush buckeye, dwarf horse chestnut
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In German
Hyazinthe
Buckeye Putzer
In French
jacinthe
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Spanish
jacinto
bottlebrush Buckeye
In Greek
υάκινθος
bottlebrush Buckeye
In Portuguese
jacinto
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Polish
hiacynt
Bottlebrush Buckeye
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
bottlebrush Buckeye
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Liliaceae
Hippocastanaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Aesculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
319
1
27800
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