page_title: Hyacinthus orientalis
section_title: Cultivars
hierarchical_section_title: Hyacinthus orientalis / Cultivation / Cultivars
caption_attribution_description: English: Flower beds in park Kolomenskoye (Moscow). Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Delft Blue’ Русский: Цветники в Коломенском (Москва). Гиацинт восточный ‘Delft Blue’
context_page_description: 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 Palestine. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. 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.
context_section_description: The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- 
  'Aida' (deep blue)
  'Anna Marie' (pink)
  'Blue Festival' (pale blue)
  'Blue Jacket' (blue)
  'Chicago' (violet blue)
  'City of Haarlem' (cream)
  'Delft Blue' (blue)
  'Fairly' (white)
  'Gipsy Queen' (salmon pink)
  'Jan Bos' (deep pink)
  'L'Innocence' (white)
  'Miss Saigon' (deep pink)
  'Ostara' (blue)
  'Paul Hermann' mauve-pink
  'Royal Navy' (dark blue)
  'Yellow Queen' (cream yellow)
caption: ’Delft Blue’
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