Hyacinthus orientalis: Difference between revisions

'''''Hyacinthus orientalis''''', the '''common hyacinth''', '''garden hyacinth''' or '''Dutch hyacinth''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (botany)|family]] [[Asparagaceae]], [[subfamily]] [[Scilloideae]], [[native plant|native]] to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern [[Palestine (region)|PalestineIsrael]]. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. It is widely cultivated everywhere in the [[temperateness|temperate]] world for its strongly fragrant flowers which appear exceptionally early in the season, and frequently forced to flower at Christmas time.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book | editor-last = Brickell | editor-first = Christopher | title = The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants | year = 2008 | page = 552 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | location = United Kingdom | isbn = 9781405332965}}</ref>