Flora of East-Central Indiana

Large Hyacinth
Scientific Name Hyacinthus orientalis  Gawler.
Family Name Liliaceae (Lily Family)

 

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Characteristics
Habitat: well-drained, sandy soil
Plant Height: to 25 cm
Flower Color: colors vary; white, blue to purple, red to pink or yellow
Flower: 6-parted, funnel-shaped; fragrant
Inflorescence: large terminal raceme borne on large erect stalk
Fruit: capsule
Leaves: basal, linear, narrow
Bloom Time: early spring
Origins: non-native (Eurasia)
Other:
plant contains poisonous alkaloids; mostly cultivated, but can escape; also known as garden hyacinth
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general plant habit leaves close up of flower purple variety

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