hyacinth carnegie hyacinthus orientalis
The Carnegie hyacinth is a soft white coloured hyacinth with compact flowers. Like other Dutch hyacinths, it is highly perfume scented and provides a pleasant aroma to any spring garden. Plant Carnegie hyacinth bulbs in the fall for mid-spring bloom. The Carnegie hyacinth is excellent for outdoor planting in rows or as borders, and is also excellent for forcing in indoors containers.
Hyacinth Carnegie is used for all types of landscaping projects in particular formal beds and borders.
Interesting Note: Andrew Carnegie was a famous Scottish American industrialist who led to the enormous expansion of the American steel industry and proclaimed "The Gospel of Wealth" calling on the rich to improve society.
