Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Southern Africa
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
30-
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray 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
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Do not water frequently
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
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
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
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Asthma
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Gifboom
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Gifboom
In German
Hyazinthe
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
jacinthe
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
jacinto
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
υάκινθος
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
jacinto
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
hiacynt
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Liliales
Malpighiales
Family
Liliaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
3-
1
27800
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