species
Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth · Common hyacinth
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hyacinthus orientalis is a perennial in the family Asparagaceae, also known as Hyacinth or Common hyacinth, introduced to the UK. It reaches 25 cm tall and 15 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 25 cm tall × 15 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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