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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

3040
0 40000
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Habitat

Mediterranean region
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

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
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam

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
-

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
-

Allergy

Asthma
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fibre

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ
Needle Grass

In German

Hyazinthe
Nadel- Gras

In French

jacinthe
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

jacinto
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

υάκινθος
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

jacinto
agulha Relva

In Polish

hiacynt
igła do trawy

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Liliales
Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

Scilloideae
Pooideae

Number of Species

3150
1 27800
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Difference Between Hyacinth and Needle Grass

If you are confused whether Hyacinth or Needle Grass 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 Needle Grass 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 Needle Grass fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hyacinth and Needle Grass if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hyacinth and Needle Grass

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Compare Facts of Hyacinth vs Needle Grass

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