Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Diervilla sessilifolia, Diervilla rivularis
Number of Varieties
3015
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Forests, Prairies, Roadsides, Wet lands, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm10.16 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm10.16 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Medium
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
10-10-10
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
Avoid during Pregnancy, Poisonous, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Galactogogue, Laxative, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
DIERVILLA lonicera
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Northern bush honeysuckle, Low bush honeysuckle, Dwarf bush honeysuckle, Yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Bush Honeysuckle
Plant
In German
Hyazinthe
Bush Honeysuckle
Pflanze
In French
jacinthe
Bush Honeysuckle
Plante
In Spanish
jacinto
Bush madreselva
Planta
In Greek
υάκινθος
Μπους Αγιόκλημα
Φυτό
In Portuguese
jacinto
Bush, Honeysuckle
Plantar
In Polish
hiacynt
Bush Honeysuckle
Roślina
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
CISSANTHEMOS Bush
planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Dipsacales
Family
Liliaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Diervilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Diervilleae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
3180
1
27800
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