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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
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.
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Dutch Hyacinth
  • Hyacinth

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Date: 03/04/20
Hyacinth Delft Blue
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Date: 2014-04-13
Location: central Illinois
Date: 4-4-19
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-03-27
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-21

Date: 2017-03-30
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-26
Location: 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2012-03-06
a less intense color than 'Blue Jacket', definitely the distincti
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-11-14
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-04-06
 11:25 am. Emerging up and into the light.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-04-18
 4:23 pm. Many interesting shades and hues of blue and violet.
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-18
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-18
Location: My Yard
Date: 2018-09-21
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: 2011-04-05
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 4/5/15
Imagine the fragrance!
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-18

Date: 2021-02-25

Date: 2021-02-26
Location: 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2012-03-06

photo by: Kor!An
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07
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Comments:
  • Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Jul 5, 2012 2:48 PM concerning plant:
    Excellent for forcing, for color and fragrance during the winter months. Fragrance can be overpowering in a small room. Spent forced bulbs can be planted outdoors when soil warms, and will reliably return for 2-3 years.
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