Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Australia
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Wodyetia bifurcata
Number of Varieties
303
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm760.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
WODYETIA bifurcata
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Foxtail Palm
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Foxtail palm
In German
Hyazinthe
Fuchsschwanz -palme
In French
jacinthe
sétaire palme
In Spanish
jacinto
la cola de zorra de palma
In Greek
υάκινθος
αλωπέκουρου παλάμη
In Portuguese
jacinto
foxtail palma
In Polish
hiacynt
włośnica palmowy
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
foxtail palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Arecales
Family
Liliaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Wodyetia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Arecoideae
Number of Species
327
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27800
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