Hyacinthella

Hyacinthella is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). It is native to eastern and south-eastern Europe through to northern Iran, reaching as far south as Palestine. Turkey is the main country in which species are found.

Description
Hyacinthella species grow from bulbs whose tunics often bear powdery white crystals. There are usually two or three basal leaves with prominent strands of fibre. The inflorescences consist of short spikes (racemes) of tubular flowers, each with six short lobes, in colours ranging from pale blue to deep violet. Heights vary from about 5 cm to 25 cm, depending on the species. They grow in rocky habitats, such as hillsides, which are hot and dry in the summer.

Species
, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:


 * 1) Hyacinthella acutiloba K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
 * 2) Hyacinthella atropatana (Grossh.) Mordak & Zakhar. - Transcaucasus
 * 3) Hyacinthella campanulata K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
 * 4) Hyacinthella dalmatica Chouard - Croatia
 * 5) Hyacinthella glabrescens (Boiss.) K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
 * 6) Hyacinthella heldreichii (Boiss.) Chouard - Turkey
 * 7) Hyacinthella hispida (J.Gay) Chouard - Turkey
 * 8) Hyacinthella lazulina K.Perss.& Jim.Perss. - Turkey
 * 9) Hyacinthella leucophaea (K.Koch) Schur - Balkans, Russia, Ukraine
 * 10) Hyacinthella lineata (Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Chouard - Turkey
 * 11) Hyacinthella micrantha (Boiss.) Chouard - Turkey
 * 12) Hyacinthella millingenii (Post) Feinbrun - Turkey, Cyprus
 * 13) Hyacinthella nervosa (Bertol.) Chouard - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan
 * 14) Hyacinthella pallasiana (Steven) Losinsk. - Russia, Ukraine
 * 15) Hyacinthella persica (Boiss. & Buhse) Chouard - Iran
 * 16) Hyacinthella siirtensis B.Mathew - Turkey
 * 17) Hyacinthella venusta K.Perss. - Turkey

Cultivation
Some species are in cultivation, where they require a dry summer rest and are not suitable for growing in the open garden in areas with cooler, wetter summers.