What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm910.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Dark Red, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought, Salt
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
Needs a lot of water initially
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Facts
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
Allergy
Asthma
Poisonous when unripe
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne, Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Dried seeds, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
KIGELIA africana
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Sausage Tree
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Sausage Tree
In German
Hyazinthe
Sausage Tree
In French
jacinthe
saucisse Arbre
In Spanish
jacinto
Árbol de salchicha
In Greek
υάκινθος
λουκάνικο δέντρο
In Portuguese
jacinto
Árvore de salsicha
In Polish
hiacynt
kiełbasa Drzewo
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
farciminis ligno
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Kaempferia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Tecomeae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Not Available
Number of Species
3NA
1
27800
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