| 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 Other: Lavender-blue |
| Flower Time: | Spring Other: Forcible |
| 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 |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| jmorth | On February 29, 2016 | Bloomed Doubled flower. Heavenly scent. |
| jmorth | On February 14, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Out of refrigerator, moved to under fluorescent lights in cool basement. To move upstairs when about to bloom. |
| jmorth | On October 29, 2015 | Obtained plant From Old House Gardens (a double hyacinth to force) |
| jmorth | On October 29, 2015 | Potted up Actually put into a hyacinth glass w/ water and marbles. Changed into pots 11-3-15. Into refrigerator for cold period 11-5-15. |
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