Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Tagetes lemmonii
Number of Varieties
3050
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Indeterminate
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
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part 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
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
TAGETES lucida
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
मैक्सिकन गेंदा
In German
Hyazinthe
mexikanische Ringelblume
In French
jacinthe
Tagetes lucida
In Spanish
jacinto
caléndula mexicano
In Greek
υάκινθος
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
In Portuguese
jacinto
Tagetes lucida
In Polish
hiacynt
meksykański nagietka
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Mexicanus caltha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Liliaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Tagetes
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Tageteae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
356
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27800
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