Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
China
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
Number of Varieties
302
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-96-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
10-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm760.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm550.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Water usually once a day
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
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
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Frost
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
Allergy
Asthma
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
DIOSPYROS kaki
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
शैरन फल
In German
Hyazinthe
Sharon Frucht
In French
jacinthe
Sharon Fruit
In Spanish
jacinto
Sharon Fruit
In Greek
υάκινθος
Sharon Φρούτα
In Portuguese
jacinto
Sharon Fruit
In Polish
hiacynt
Sharon Fruit
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Sharon fructus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Ericales
Family
Liliaceae
Ebenaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Diospyros
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Diospyreae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
330
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27800
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