Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
South America
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae
Number of Varieties
3054
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Desert, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
13,21,22,23,24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm12.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
creamy white, Light Pink, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Sandy
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Mealy bugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Ants, Mealybugs
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
GYMNOCALYCIUM
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Chin Cactus
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Gymnocalycium
In German
Hyazinthe
Gymnocalycium
In French
jacinthe
Gymnocalycium
In Spanish
jacinto
Gymnocalycium
In Greek
υάκινθος
Gymnocalycium
In Portuguese
jacinto
Gymnocalycium
In Polish
hiacynt
Gymnocalycium
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Gymnocalycium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Trichocereeae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
354
1
27800
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