Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Caribbean, South America
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
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Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm850.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Ivory
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
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
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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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
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
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Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
Asthma
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Snakewood Tree
In German
Hyazinthe
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
jacinthe
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
jacinto
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
υάκινθος
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
jacinto
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
hiacynt
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledoneae
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Urticaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Cecropia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
361
1
27800
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