| Scientific Name: | Hyacinthus orientalis (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | hyacinth |
| Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Fragrance, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Green, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Compact spring flowering bulb plant; leaves basal, linear, most 10-25cm long x 2-3cm wide; florets with six tepals and short pedicles, highly fragrant, in an erect raceme. | |