Monticello Gardens

Common name: French Roman Hyacinth

Family: Asparagaceae

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber)

Usage: Ornamental

Comments: Roman Hyacinths are a subspecies of the cultivated garden hyacinth and date to the 1500s in the European and British landscape.They have been in American gardens since colonial days and come in blue, pink, and white color forms.