Hyacinthus orientalis

Dutch Hyacinth, Common Hyacinth

Message of the Flower

Pride of Beauty

The Mother’s Comment

Likes to show itself and be admired.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Let beauty be your constant ideal.

The beauty of the soul

The beauty of sentiments

The beauty of thoughts

The beauty of the action

The beauty in the work

so that nothing comes out of your hands which is not an expression of pure and harmonious beauty.

And the Divine Help shall always be with you.

The Mother, On Education: Curriculum

In the world of forms a violation of Beauty is as great a fault as a violation of Truth in the world of ideas. For Beauty is the worship Nature offers to the supreme Master of the universe; Beauty is the divine language in forms. And a consciousness of the Divine which is not translated externally by an understanding and expression of Beauty would be an incomplete consciousness.

The Mother, Prayers and Meditations: January 29, 1917

Delight is the soul of existence, beauty the intense impression, the concentrated form of delight.

Sri Aurobindo, The Future Poetry: The Soul of Poetic Delight and Beauty

Beauty is Ananda taking form—but the form need not be a physical shape. One speaks of a beautiful thought, a beautiful act, a beautiful soul. What we speak of as beauty is Ananda in manifestation.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Poetry and Art: Art, Beauty and Ananda

Beauty is the special divine Manifestation in the physical as Truth is in the mind, Love in the heart, Power in the vital. Supramental beauty is the highest divine beauty manifesting in Matter.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Poetry and Art: Beauty

The one rule of the gnostic life would be the self-expression of the Spirit, the will of the Divine Being; that will, that self-expression could manifest through extreme simplicity or through extreme complexity and opulence or in their natural balance,—for beauty and plenitude, a hidden sweetness and laughter in things, a sunshine and gladness of life are also powers and expressions of the Spirit.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - II: The Divine Life

Beauty is his footprint showing us where he has passed, Love is his heart-beats' rhythm in mortal breasts, Happiness the smile on his adorable face.

Sri Aurobindo, Savitri - I: The Kingdom of Subtle Matter

Colour

White, yellow, pink, red, purple, or blue

Family

Asparagaceae

Cultivars

Numerous, including 'Blue Jacket', 'Carnegie', 'Delft Blue', 'Pink Pearl'

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

Typically 2-4 cm long

Flower Texture

Waxy

Number of Petals

Each flower typically has six lobes

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Highly fragrant, sweet scent

Leaf Texture

Smooth, glossy

Leaf Arrangement

Basal, forming a rosette

Leaf Color

Deep green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Bulbous plant

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Spring

Climate

Temperate

Water Requirements

Moderate, requires well-drained soil

Soil Type

Loamy, well-drained

Temperature Ranges

Hardy to USDA zones 4-9

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Can be susceptible to bulb rot, fungal diseases, and pests like aphids

Pollinators

Bees and other insects

Habitat

Originally from the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely cultivated in gardens and parks

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides early spring nectar for pollinators

Ornamental

Widely grown in gardens, pots, and as cut flowers for its attractive flowers and scent

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Primarily ornamental; also used in perfumery and essential oils

Endangered Status

Not endangered; widely cultivated