What is the difference between hyacinth and grape hyacinth?

1. Leaf Difference

Hyacinthus has 4 to 9 leaves, which are narrow, strap-lanceolate, fleshy, basal, thick, with shallow longitudinal grooves, green in color, and shiny on the surface.

The leaves of grape hyacinth are basal, linear, fleshy, dark green, and usually curled inwards at the edges, about 20 cm long.

2. Flower Differences

The peduncle of hyacinth is about 15 to 45 cm high, hollow, with a raceme growing on the top. There are about 10 to 20 small flowers, densely growing on the upper part, mostly growing horizontally, with very few drooping, and funnel-shaped. The original species is light purple and the flowers are fragrant.

The flower stalks of grape hyacinth usually droop, and the small flowers that grow are mostly densely grown and drooping, with the top of the corolla contracted. The flowers are usually blue with white tips, and the flowers come in flesh-colored, light blue, white, and double varieties.