Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North-Central United States, Canada
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
-
Cusick's camas, large camas
Number of Varieties
26
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gold, Brown
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Bulbs
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Bulbs, Root
Other Uses
-
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CAREX muskingumensis 'Ice Fountains'
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Name
Palm Sedge
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
In Hindi
Palm Sedge
ह्यचीन्थ
In German
Palm Sedge
Hyazinthe
In French
Palm Sedge
jacinthe
In Spanish
Palm Sedge
jacinto
In Greek
Palm Sedge
υάκινθος
In Portuguese
Palm Sedge
jacinto
In Polish
Palm Sedge
hiacynt
In Latin
Palm Sedge
et hyacinthinas,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lillosida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Cyperaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Carex
Hyacinthus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
5003
1
27800
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