Hyacinthella is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae).Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2013-03-21 It is native to eastern and south-eastern Europe through to northern Iran, reaching as far south as Palestine. Turkey is the main country in which species are found., pp. 101–103
Description
Hyacinthella species grow from bulbs whose tunics often bear powdery white crystals. There are usually two or three basal leaves with prominent strands of fibre. The inflorescences consist of short spikes (racemes) of tubular flowers, each with six short lobes, in colours ranging from pale blue to deep violet. Heights vary from about to , depending on the species., pp. 654–655 They grow in rocky habitats, such as hillsides, which are hot and dry in the summer.
Species , the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:Search for "Hyacinthella",
Hyacinthella acutiloba K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey Hyacinthella atropatana (Grossh.) Mordak & Zakhar. - Transcaucasus Hyacinthella campanulata K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey Hyacinthella dalmatica Chouard - Croatia Hyacinthella glabrescens (Boiss.) K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey Hyacinthella heldreichii (Boiss.) Chouard - Turkey Hyacinthella hispida (J.Gay) Chouard - Turkey Hyacinthella lazulina K.Perss.& Jim.Perss. - Turkey Hyacinthella leucophaea (K.Koch) Schur - Balkans, Russia, Ukraine Hyacinthella lineata (Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Chouard - Turkey Hyacinthella micrantha (Boiss.) Chouard - Turkey Hyacinthella millingenii (Post) Feinbrun - Turkey, Cyprus Hyacinthella nervosa (Bertol.) Chouard - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan Hyacinthella pallasiana (Steven) Losinsk. - Russia, Ukraine Hyacinthella persica (Boiss. & Buhse) Chouard - Iran Hyacinthella siirtensis B.Mathew - Turkey Hyacinthella venusta K.Perss. - Turkey
Cultivation
Some species are in cultivation, where they require a dry summer rest and are not suitable for growing in the open garden in areas with cooler, wetter summers.
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