Purple Hyacinth

Purple Hyacinth, a photo by kevin33040 on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
"Hyacinthus grows from bulbs, each producing around four to six linear leaves and one to three spikes (racemes) of flowers. In the wild species, the flowers are widely spaced, with as few as two per raceme in H. litwinovii and typically six to eight in H. orientalis, which grows to a height of 15–20 cm (6–8 in). Cultivars of H. orientalis have much denser flower spikes and are generally more robust."

Taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(plant) as it appeared on 03-24-2014.