Claim: The Hyacinthus orientalis is a flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family and the genus Hyacinthus (a genus of plant species that is notable for its fragrant flowers).
Evidence: Hyacinthus orientalis, the common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloidiae, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. Hyacinthus Genus: It is widely cultivated everywhere in the temperate world for its strongly fragrant flowers which appear exceptionally early in the season, and frequently forced to flower at Christmas time.