Scientific name: Hyacinthus orientalis
Family: ASPARAGACEAE
Common names: “Hyacinth”
Plant Type: Bulb
Conditions:
Zone: 3-7
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Organically rich, fertile soils
Moisture: Moist well drained, avoid excessive winter wet
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 8-12″ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: Glossy, broadly strap-shaped leaves
Flower: Highly fragrant flowers with recurved petals in all colours in spring
Maintenance: Low – medium, provide the right conditions and they will return, can be dug up when dormant in summer to divide and store overwinter in wet conditions
Landscape use: Flower borders, shrub underplanting, courtyard, container
Propagate: By bulb offset
Pests & Disease: Generally healthy, can be damaged by slugs
Comments: Native to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel, introduced to Europe in the 16th century and grows very well in Mediterranean conditions
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: H. o. ‘Blue Jacket’ , H. o. ‘Yellow Queen’ , H. o. ‘L’Innocence’ , H. o. ‘Anna Marie’ , H. o. ‘Blue Festival’ , H. o. ‘Fairly’ , H. o. ‘Paul Hermann’ , H. o. ‘Jan Bos’ , H. o. ‘Royal Navy’ , H. o. ‘City of Haarlem’ , H. o. ‘Ostara’ , H. o. ‘Chicago’ , H. o. ‘Delft Blue’ , H. o. ‘Miss Saigon’ , H. o. ‘Gypsy Queen’ , H. o. ‘Aida’
