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Planted at Mount Vernon

Planted at Mount Vernon Upper Garden

  • Upper Garden

  • Hardiness Zones

    5 5 6 6b 7 7b 8 8b USDA basemap

    Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005

    map legend 5 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b

    This old-fashioned hyacinth has a sparser, more delicate flower than the modern types, but it is much more likely to stick around in the garden. It resists flopping under its own weight and is known to naturalize.

    Latin Name

    Hyancinthus orientalis var. albulus


    Family

    Asparagaceae


    Type of Plant

    Bulbs Bulbs

    Bloom Season

    April

    Seasons

    Spring Spring

    Specifications

    Max height Max Height: 1'
    Max spread Max Spread: 0.5'

    Uses

  • Flower Border

  • Sunlight Exposure

    Full Sun Full Sun
    Part Sun Part Sun

    Tolerances

  • Black Walnut
  • Rabbit

  • Toxicity

    Do not ingest Do not ingest
    Skin irritant Skin irritant

    Colors


    Native Range

    Eastern Mediterranean


    History

    Jefferson note the hyacinth flowering in his garden diary in April of 1766.


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