| 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 |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Ivory-white with cream highlights, mature to bright white |
| 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 |
| Parentage: | Delft Blue x Carnegie |
| Meredith79 | On April 15, 2016 | Bloomed |
| Meredith79 | On October 21, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Planted |
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