Hyacinthus orientalis 'Yellow Queen'

42.14603043, -87.79003906

42.14851379, -87.79327393

42.14855576, -87.79319

42.14910126, -87.79262543

42.14912415, -87.79257202

42.14912796, -87.79260254

42.14912796, -87.79259491

Yellow Queen Dutch Hyacinth

A sport of 'Gipsy Queen', this cultivar was released in 1988. The flowers are a soft, buttery yellow. The dozens of florets clustered around the central flower stalk are all wonderfully fragrant. A favorite for forcing indoors for winter bloom, hyacinths survive outdoors in the Chicago area for four to five seasons. However, the flowers in years two through five are less densely packed on the flower spike. Because many of the cultivars have been bred in the Netherlands, these are called "Dutch hyacinth," but their ancestors are native to Turkey and the Middle East.

Soil:
Moist
Plant Shape:
Upright
Exposure:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Bloom Time:
March - April
May - June
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Landscape Use:
Bedding or Border
Specimen Plant
Wildlife Interest:
Attracts Birds
Attracts Butterflies
Resistant To Deer
Plant Type:
Bulb
Hardiness Zone:
4 - 9