• Annual
• Decorative
• Blooms: July–October.
The garden hyacinth is an ornamental plant native to Australia, distinguished by its stiff, papery flowers. It has long been used in dried bouquets due to its ability to retain its color after drying.
In manor gardens, sloes were grown in decorative beds and for picking.
They were highly valued in rural homesteads for their long flowering and the ability to use the flowers in winter bouquets.
In urban areas, it is used in summer flower beds and decorative compositions.
Today, marigolds remain one of the most important dried bouquet plants.
