RHS Journals
The Garden
March 2008
Hyacinth Heaven
Colourful and powerfully scented, hyacinths have long been enjoyed yet few selections are still widely cultivated.
Images: Tim Sandall
Cultivars of Hyacinthus orientalis from the National Plant Collection of Alan Shipp:
1 ‘General Köhler’
2 ‘Menelik’
3 ‘Kronos’
4 ‘Grande Monarque’
5 ‘Blue Peter’
6 ‘Grande Blanche Imperiale’
7 violet-flowered selection
8 ‘Tubergen’s Scarlet’
9 ‘Ben Nevis’
1 ‘General Köhler’
2 ‘Menelik’
3 ‘Kronos’
4 ‘Grande Monarque’
5 ‘Blue Peter’
6 ‘Grande Blanche Imperiale’
7 violet-flowered selection
8 ‘Tubergen’s Scarlet’
9 ‘Ben Nevis’
More hyacinths from the National Plant Collection