
Hyacinth
- Botanical Name
- Hyacinthus orientalis
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 6 to 10 inches
- Flowers
- Early to mid spring: blue, violet, white, rose, pink, yellow, apricot, salmon
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained (key)
- Planting & Care
- Plant 6 inches deep
- Space 6 to 9 inches apart
- Replace every 3 to 5 years as flowers decline
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Hollyhocks - double raspberry flowers
- Multiflora & Roman - both have smaller, looser flower racemes, closer to wild species
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