Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
North America
Types
Cusick's camas, large camas
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
Number of Varieties
6-
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Green, Light Green
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
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
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
Well drained
Average
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
PICEA glauca
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
White Spruce
In German
Hyazinthe
Weiß-Fichte
In French
jacinthe
Épinette blanche
In Spanish
jacinto
White Spruce
In Greek
υάκινθος
White Spruce
In Portuguese
jacinto
Pinheiro-do-canadá
In Polish
hiacynt
Świerk biały
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
White Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Liliaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Piceoideae
Number of Species
335
1
27800
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