Hyacinth (disambiguation)

Hyacinth, genus Hyacinthus, is a small group of bulbous, spring-blooming perennial plants.

Hyacinth or Hyacinthus may also refer to:

Nature

Plants

• Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
• Grape hyacinth, Muscari, a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia
• Hyacinth bean, Lablab, a genus of bean in the family Fabaceae with the sole species Lablab purpureus
• Water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes, aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin

Animals

• Hyacinth macaw, a species of parrot
• Hyacinth, a breed of pigeon

People

• Flora Hyacinth (born 1966), retired female track and field athlete
• Hyacinth (given name), list of people with this name

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

• Hyacinth (mythology), divine hero in Greek mythology
• Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian (in Greek mythology), who sacrificed his daughters to Athena or Persephone
• Hyacinth of Caesarea (died 108), early Christian martyr saint
• Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257–9), Christian saints
• Hyacinth of Poland (1185–1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594
• Hyacinth (Bichurin) (1777–1853), one of the founding fathers of Russian Sinology

Arts and entertainment

• Hyacinth (album), a 2020 album by Spinning Coin
• "Hyacinth", a 2004 song by Aya Matsuura
• "Hyacinth", a 2021 song by Serpentwithfeet from Deacon
• Hyacinth Bucket, a character in Keeping Up Appearances
• Hyacinth Bridgerton, a character in Bridgerton

Mineral

• Hyacinth (mineral), alternative name for yellow zircon
• Hyacinth (gemstone), a gemstone sometimes called jacinth

Vessels

• HMS Hyacinth
• USS Hyacinth

Other uses

• Hyacinth, Virginia
• Confection of hyacinth, ancient medical treatment (that used zircon)

See also

• St. Hyacinth (disambiguation)
• San Jacinto (disambiguation) ("Saint Hyacinth" in Spanish)
• Hurricane Hyacinth
• Operation Hyacinth
• Hyacinthe (disambiguation)
• The Hyacinth Incident