Japanese name: ヒアシンソイデス Scientific name:Hyacinthoides
[Overview]
A perennial with an underground bulb.
The leaves are basal, linear, fleshy and entire.
The leaves die back by June, and the plant is dormant during summer.
A thick flower stalk emerges from the center of the leaves and bears many flowers in a raceme.
The flowers are bell-shaped with 6 petals, bloom facing downward, and the tips of the tepals curve back.
Flower colors are blue, purple, pink, white and others.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by dividing bulbs.
It also multiplies readily by self-sown seed.
In well-drained soil, it grows well from full sun to partial shade.
For plants in the ground, planting under deciduous trees or the like is good.
For potted plants, water thoroughly during the growing period when the soil surface dries.
For plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
For potted plants, place slow-release fertilizer on the soil three times: just after sprouting, in early spring, and after flowering.
For plants in the ground, no fertilizer is particularly needed.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
