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Hyacinth🌿
Hyacinthus orientalis
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A bulbous perennial in the asparagus family's scilla subfamily. Japanese aliases 'hiacinth' and 'fūshinshi'. Native to the eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia. Grown as a cold-hardy autumn-planted bulb in pots or water culture. Bears dense racemes of fragrant bell-shaped flowers in spring — blue, purple, pink, white, or yellow. A seasonal word for spring.
Identification Points
- ✓A single thick flower stalk with a dense raceme from the bulb
- ✓Bell-shaped flowers with 6 tepals
- ✓Thick linear erect leaves
Habitat
Cultivated (pots, water culture, flowerbeds)
Season
March to April (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Linear
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
6 petals
Flower color
Purple
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionキジカクシ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Asparagaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous
Sources & References
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