| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 7-11 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Vermillion red; Pinkish red with white blush |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Contact with bulbs may cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Other info: can take many years for hyacinths to go from seeds to bloom |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets Bulbs Other: Plant hyacinth bulbs in fall, 6 to 8 weeks before a hard frost is expected and when soils are below 60 degrees F. This is usually during September and October in the North, and October and November in the South. Dig a hole 6 to 8 inches deep. Set the bul |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| aspenhill | On October 28, 2017 | Obtained plant Mid Atlantic Group Buy - qty 5 |
| paleohunter | On March 6, 2022 | Bloomed |
| paleohunter | On October 24, 2021 | Potted up |
| paleohunter | On September 25, 2021 | Obtained plant 21 BULBS |
| paleohunter | On April 6, 2021 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| paleohunter | On November 22, 2020 | Obtained plant 7 bulbs |
| SuperHappyCamper | On October 29, 2021 | Obtained plant Purchased from HD. |
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