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ANX-FLOWER-0000030
Garden Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
Garden Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis), a bulbous perennial of the Asparagaceae family, produces dense spikes of small, waxy, star-shaped flowers noted for their intense, often overpowering fragrance.
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- Asparagaceae
- Plant type
- Bulbous perennial
- Bloom color
- Blue, purple, pink, red, and white
- Bloom season
- Spring (April)
- Mature height
- 15-30 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun, tolerates some light shade
- Fragrance
- Intense, often overpowering sweet fragrance
- Native region
- Central and southern Turkey, northwestern Syria, and Lebanon
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Keep soil moist after planting and during spring growth; taper off moisture after bloom as bulbs go dormant.
- Climate requirements
- Temperate climate requiring a winter chill period for bulb flowering.
- Soil types
- Average, medium-moisture, well-drained, organically rich soil.
- Propagation method
- Bulb offsets
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Attracts bees, providing early-season nectar and pollen forage.
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, cats, and horses (ASPCA) - contains narcissus-like alkaloids, concentrated highest in the bulb, causing vomiting, diarrhea, dermatitis and allergic reactions; gloves recommended when handling bulbs due to human skin allergy risk.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Bedding, borders, rock gardens, container growing, forced indoor blooms, cut flowers
- Economic importance
- A major bulb crop of the Dutch floricultural industry (the Netherlands supplies the large majority of world production) and the fifth best-selling bulbous plant in the global flower bulb trade.
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