Hyacinthus × orientalis - Hýasintur - Goðaliljur. Hyacinthus - a plant, a member of the lily family, growing from a bulb and having a sweet-smelling flower. Hyacinthus × orientalis - Blómgunartími: júní. Blómlitir: rautt, blátt, bleikt, hvítt, gult, órans. Gróðursetningardýpt: 20cm. Millibil: 15cm. Hæð: 25cm. Þurfa gott skjól og stuðning. Fara best í upphækkuðum beðum við hús. -- Þurfa árlega endurnýjun með nýjum laukum. Sjá meira: http://gardurinn.is/default.asp?sid_id=46196&tId;=1 Kvennasiðan sneri sér til Hafliða Jónssonar sem er garðyrkjuráðunautur bæjarins og spurði hann nokkuð um laukana og gróðursetningu þeirra. — Helztu lauktegundirnar sem hér eru notaðar, sagði Hafliði, eru túlípanar, páskaliljur (þær koma ár eftir ár), hyacintur (goðaliljur) og smálaukar eins Og krókusar (dvergliljur). : Lesa meira: http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1301597 Hyacinthus orientalis (common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. It is widely cultivated everywhere in the temperate world for its strongly fragrant flowers which appear exceptionally early in the season, and frequently forced to flower at Christmas time. In Greek mythology, Hyakinthos was a young man admired by Apollo and Zephyr, but killed by a discus in a jealous fight between the two gods; a flower was allegedly named after him when it sprang from his blood. However, Theophrastus describes both a cultivated and a wild plant called ὑάκινθος (hyakinthos), neither of which are considered to be the modern hyacinth. H. orientalis has a long history of cultivation as an ornamental plant, grown across the Mediterranean region, and later France (where it is used in perfumery), the Netherlands (a major centre of cultivation) and elsewhere. It flowers in the early spring, growing best in full sun to part shade in well-drained, but not dry, soil. It requires a winter dormancy period, and will only persist in cold-weather regions. It is grown for the clusters of strongly fragrant, brightly coloured flowers. Over 2,000 cultivars have been selected and named, with flower colour varying from blue, white, pale yellow, pink, red or purple; most cultivars have also been selected for denser flower spikes than the wild type, bearing 40--100 or more flowers on each spike. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinthus_orientalis Hyacinth bulbs are poisonous; they contain oxalic acid. Handling hyacinth bulbs can cause mild skin irritation. Protective gloves are recommended. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(plant) In Greek mythology, Hyacinth was given various parentage, providing local links, as the son of Clio and Pierus, King of Macedon, or of king Oebalus of Sparta, or of king Amyclas of Sparta, progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta. His cult at Amyclae, where his tomb was located, at the feet of Apollo's statue, dates from the Mycenaean era. In the literary myth, Hyacinth was a beautiful youth and lover of the god Apollo, though he was also admired by West Wind, Zephyr. Apollo and Hyacinth took turns throwing the discus. Hyacinth ran to catch it to impress Apollo, was struck by the discus as it fell to the ground, and died. A twist in the tale makes the wind god Zephyrus responsible for the death of Hyacinth. His beauty caused a feud between Zephyrus and Apollo. Jealous that Hyacinth preferred the radiant archery god Apollo, Zephyrus blew Apollo's discus off course, so as to injure and kill Hyacinth. When he died, Apollo did not allow Hades to claim the youth; rather, he made a flower, the hyacinth, from his spilled blood. According to Ovid's account, the tears of Apollo stained the newly formed flower's petals with the sign of his grief. The flower of the mythological Hyacinth has been identified with a number of plants other than the true hyacinth, such as the iris. According to a local Spartan version of the myth, Hyacinth and his sister Polyboea were taken to Elysium by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(mythology)

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