Common Hyacinth (Noun)
Meaning
Widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Common hyacinths are often planted in clusters or grown in pots to create a powerful scent in the late spring garden.
- The common hyacinth is known for being one of the easiest bulbs to grow and one of the most fragrant flowers in the world.
- The common hyacinth flowers in mid-to-late spring, bearing spikes of white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers that are extremely fragrant.
- Many people love common hyacinths because they are inexpensive, easy to plant, and deer as well as rodent resistant.
- Common hyacinths require a period of cold temperatures to induce the flower stem to elongate, this can be done in the refrigerator for six to eight weeks.