Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
California, Northwestern United States, United States
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
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Number of Varieties
3035
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Rich Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm7.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm50.00 cm
0
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
-
-
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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Ovate-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Cuttings, Seedlings
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
Phlox condensata
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Phlox condensata
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Phlox condensata
In German
Hyazinthe
Phlox condensata
In French
jacinthe
Phlox condensata
In Spanish
jacinto
Phlox condensata
In Greek
υάκινθος
Phlox condensata
In Portuguese
jacinto
Phlox condensata
In Polish
hiacynt
Phlox condensata
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Phlox condensata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Solanales
Family
Liliaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Phlox
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Phlocideae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
325
1
27800
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