Hyacyinth?

Is this a hyacinth? It is not like my others that are opening up.

Here is another picture of a different one. Just kinda seems like it is missing some flowers.

I believe that hyacinth does that as it gets older. How long has it been planted in that location?

Last fall.

I have some that look like that, too. They have also only been in the ground for one year. I cannot remember if I have a different variety that I picked up somewhere or if it is just a result of all the bizarre weather we have had since I put them in the ground...summer drought, strange temperature swings, and lots of rain recently. Mine are also blue in color.

Your "incomplete" hyacinth looks like a scilla to me. Take a look at http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/bulbs/scilla%20siberica/scilla%20sibirica.htm Don't you think so?

This message was edited Mar 6, 2008 10:51 PM

Link doesn't work but it could well be a scilla--in which case, good luck! That species is all over the map as to classification and placement these days. Takes me forever to research the ones I am growing.
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Looks very much like a hyacinth to me.....as do the leaves......and yes the stalks do get "looser" with fewer florettes as the plant ages. Totally normal. I have some in a container very much like that that have been in there about 6 years now. Nice find, Marie!!

It has a mighty thick stem for scilla, or at least the kind I've grown. Maybe another variety or as was posted above, it is a hyacinth that just isn't blooming pretty this year.

http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/bulbs/scilla%20siberica/scilla%20sibirica.htm

Some of the Scilla's do have leaves that look very close to a hyacinth, but yours could also be a hyacinth. Scilla peruviana has foliage that looks close to a hyacinth--but the blooms don't look like a hyacinth. I know I'm researching a Scilla with leaves very close, but it hasn't bloomed yet. If we could get a "head on", clear shot right into the tube of that flower, that would help. Height of the scape and leaf length might also be useful to solve the riddle.

Scroll down this blog until you get to the caption "More PIctures" and see if these heirloom Hyacinths match yours.
http://www.southernbulbs.com/blog/2006/2007_01_01_southernbulbs_archive.html

Debbie

This message was edited Mar 6, 2008 9:00 PM

I will take more pictures tommorrow after I get back into town. since this is the first time I have seen it it must be something I planted last fall. I am wondering where I got it.

not from me

I'd say an english bluebell.(wild hyacinth).
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.allangrange.co.uk/images/limited/wildhyacinthsmallltd.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.allangrange.co.uk/cowslips.htm&h=239&w=180&sz=12&hl=en&start=17&um=1&tbnid=ePCopCJ0dtCF8M:&tbnh=109&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Denglish%2Bbluebell%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26as_qdr%3Dall

Here is Hyacinthoides non-scripta (English bluebells); I don't think so.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Hyacinthoides/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta.jpg

I think its probably and heirloom type Hyacinth, they have a more open form.

well some better pictures and info is in the daves garden descriptions under english bluebell. says they get 6-12 inches high and some of the foilage is shown.

I would say it could be Roman Hyacinth, French Hyacinth or Hyacinthus orientalis var. albulus. An old fashioned favorite of mine. I will post a picture when I get on my other computer. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/764/ Patti

Here is my Hyaccinth of Peru, or Giant Squill, or Caribbean or Cuban Lily. Take you pick. Counted 13 blooms so far. Could this be what you have?

Definitely not Scilla peruviana
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Here is my Roman Hyacinth. Last May 2. Patti

Patti--that's it, they can look that way down here too.

I love them and they are hard to find. They are suppose to look this way. Not like the overly hybridized newer ones.

http://www.oldhousegardens.com/bulb.asp?Cat=HY&page=3&#romanHya

I ordered more for this springs show. I hope they multiply for me. I had seen them years ago and could never find them until I saw them on Buggycrazy's site. Patti

Yes they do, I agree Patti. If you read that blog link I put up in that previous post--they are about to start offering several varieties this year or next year, too. They show a lot of the whites, pinks, and blues in the old form. I like them a lot better than the newer ones also--and the Dutch wonder why the overly-hybridized ones have fallen out of favor. They also are a lot more dependable in the South; the older hybrids often do OK too--but not the ones within the last 30 years or so.

Don't think Marie's hyacinth is a Roman. I had some pink Romans and also looking on the OHG website, Romans have more slender stems with slimmer, longer florets. Looks more like a standard H. Orientalis that has been there maybe a few years and has begun to return to its more original form.

See link for a true Roman hyacinth:

http://www.oldhousegardens.com/bigFlwr.asp?Cat=romanHya

Considering that OGH gets some of his bulbs from Brad over at Southern Bulb Company--I tend to go with Brad's commentary; he is a grower, not the broker.
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But I bet it smells great--whichever it proves to be.

Well to be fair, Scott at OHG is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about bulbs of all kinds and I think it would be a little unfair to refer to him as merely a "broker". In addition, he and his knowledge are highly regarded in bulb circles. Don't remember seeing any hyacinths of any kind on the Southern Bulb Co. site, so not sure what his level of expertise is on those, though I am sure he knows more than I do.

This message was edited Mar 17, 2008 8:55 PM

Mine came from Buggycrazy. I found this site which shows some interesting variations. I love OGH too and trust them both as vendors. patti

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Hyacinthus

Brad's company is only 5 years old--and he has already managed to saturate the upscale nurseries in Texas with the bulbs he grows. Not bad for a kid out of A&M...guess it would depend on your "circles". OHG has a great website--lots of information; I love visiting it from time to time.
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Well what ever it is I can tell you it was only planted in the fall and I love it!!
Harold I need that flower!!