Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
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Number of Varieties
3050
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm45.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm30.00 cm
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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
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
Zinnia acerosa
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
White Zinnia
In German
Hyazinthe
Weiß Zinnia
In French
jacinthe
Blanc Zinnia
In Spanish
jacinto
Zinnia blanco
In Greek
υάκινθος
λευκό Zinnia
In Portuguese
jacinto
branco Zinnia
In Polish
hiacynt
Biały Zinnia
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Zinnia album
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Liliaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
320
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27800
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