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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Tree  

Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia  
North America  

Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths  
Prunus virginiana  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
30  
99+

Habitat
Mediterranean region  
Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Pine barrens, Swamps  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
3-8  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10, 16  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Thicket/Colonizing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
10.20 cm  
99+
460.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
5.10 cm  
99+
550.00 cm  
38

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
Long slender  
Oval  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full 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  
Average  

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

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

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

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium  
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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 branches that rub together, Remove dead branches  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Insects  
Birds, Butterflies  

Allergy
Asthma  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

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

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Stomach Ulcers  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Bark, Fruits  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes  
Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis  
PRUNUS virginiana  

Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth  
Wild black cherry, Cherry bark  

In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ  
Chokecherry  

In German
Hyazinthe  
Chokecherry  

In French
jacinthe  
Chokecherry  

In Spanish
jacinto  
Chokecherry  

In Greek
υάκινθος  
Chokecherry  

In Portuguese
jacinto  
Chokecherry  

In Polish
hiacynt  
Chokecherry  

In Latin
et hyacinthinas,  
chokecherry  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Rosales  

Family
Liliaceae  
Rosaceae  

Genus
Hyacinthus  
Prunus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
Amygdaleae  

Subfamily
Scilloideae  
Amygdaloideae  

Number of Species
3  
99+
25  

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Difference Between Hyacinth and Chokecherry

If you are confused whether Hyacinth or Chokecherry 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 Hyacinth and Chokecherry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Hyacinth are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer and Time release fertilizer, whereas for Chokecherry fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hyacinth and Chokecherry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hyacinth and Chokecherry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hyacinth and Chokecherry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hyacinth and Chokecherry 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 Hyacinth is whereas of Chokecherry is Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever and Stomach Ulcers. Hyacinth has beauty benefits as follows: while Chokecherry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Hyacinth vs Chokecherry

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 Hyacinth vs Chokecherry 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 Hyacinth are Asthma whereas of Chokecherry have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hyacinth has no showy fruits and Chokecherry has showy fruits. Also Hyacinth is not flowering and Chokecherry is not flowering . You can compare Hyacinth and Chokecherry facts and facts of other plants too.

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