Hyacinth

Hyacinth or Hyacinthus may refer to:

Nature

Plants

• Hyacinth (plant), genus Hyacinthus
  • Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
• Grape hyacinth, muscari, a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia
• Hyacinth bean, lablab purpureus, a species of bean in the family Fabaceae
• 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
• Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257–9), Christian saints
• Hyacinth of Caesarea (died 108), early Christian martyr saint
• Hyacinth of Poland (1185–1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594
• Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian, who sacrificed his daughters to Athena or Persephone
• Hyacinth (Bichurin) (1777–1853), one of the founding fathers of Sinology

Art, entertainment, and media

• "Hyacinth", 2004 song by the J-pop artist Aya Matsuura
• "Hyacinth House", a song by The Doors from their 1971 release L.A. Woman
• "Hyacinth Blues", a song from the Constantines' eponymous album, released in 2001

Mineral

• Hyacinth, alternative name for yellow zircon, the mineral
• Jacinth, a gemstone sometimes called hyacinth

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
• Hyacinthe (disambiguation)