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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia
Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

Number of Varieties

3030
0 40000
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Habitat

Mediterranean region
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12 - 8

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
White, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender
Oval, Finely Dentate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Semi-hardwood cuttings

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

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove no more than one-third of each branch

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-purpose dry fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
-

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
Nematodes

Allergy

Asthma
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antitussive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis
OSMANTHUS fragrans

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ
Sweet Olive

In German

Hyazinthe
Sweet Olive

In French

jacinthe
Olive douce

In Spanish

jacinto
Oliva dulce

In Greek

υάκινθος
γλυκό Ελιά

In Portuguese

jacinto
Olive doce

In Polish

hiacynt
słodki Olive

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,
Dulce Olive

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Scrophulariales

Family

Liliaceae
Oleaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus
Osmanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Oleeae

Subfamily

Scilloideae
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Number of Species

315
1 27800
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Difference Between Hyacinth and Sweet Olive

If you are confused whether Hyacinth or Sweet Olive 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 Sweet Olive 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 Sweet Olive fertilizers required are All-purpose dry fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hyacinth and Sweet Olive if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hyacinth and Sweet Olive

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hyacinth and Sweet Olive. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hyacinth and Sweet Olive as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Hyacinth is whereas of Sweet Olive is Antitussive. Hyacinth has beauty benefits as follows: while Sweet Olive has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Hyacinth vs Sweet Olive

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