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: | 8-10 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring Other: Forced (in water or soil) |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Deer 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: Chipping, Scooping, Twin-Scaling |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
paleohunter | On March 6, 2022 | Bloomed |
paleohunter | On October 24, 2021 | Potted up |
WebTucker | On February 14, 2023 | Bloomed |
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