Hyacinthus Orientalis

Mar, Apr, May

Herb, Forb, Bulb, Poisonous

Perennial, Bulb Zones 4-8

6-10” / 15-25cm

Flowers on a single erect stalk, each 6-parted, funnel-shaped, variously colored, incredibly fragrant. A many-flowered, scapose raceme, cylindrical, held above the leaves; bracts small. 15-40, white, blue or pink, tubular-campanulate, heavily scented, waxy; perianth lobes 6, spreading-reflexed. Hyacinthus orientalis flowers in mid-spring (April/May) for 2-3 weeks.

After flowering, the seed capsules ripen. Capsules are fleshy, spherical structures that dry and split into three parts, each containing seeds. Ants find the seeds and take them into their burrows for food. There the seeds can germinate.