Υακινθέλλα του μίλλινγκεν
Etymology of Hyacinthella millingenii: "Hyacinthella" derives from the Greek Mythological name/plant genus "Υάκινθος" [iakinthos], meaning "hyacinthus", and the Latin suffix "-ella", which means "little one resembling to/belonging to", hence "little hyacinth". The name of the plant ''hyacinthus" was used by Homer; "ὑάκινθος" [iákinthos] according to Greek mythology, was a young man who was accidentally killed by god Zephyr and the plant's flowers supposedly grew up from his blood. According to mythology, it was the god Apollo who named this plant after the dead. Most likely, the epithet of this species which was initially discovered in Cyprus, "millingenii", was given to the species as a tribute to a man called "Millingen".
This is the only Hyacinthella species that is found in Cyprus, and it was actually until recently found only in Cyprus; it has been recently discovered in Turkey as well, hence it is a Cyprus near-endemic plant. Hyacinthella millingenii is a tiny plant that blooms with the first cold of the winter in November and it may last until February. It reaches a maximum height of 10 centimetres. Hyacinthella millingenii's flowers may have a combination of white, light blue or slightly lilac color. It prefers moist, rocky hillsides on calcareous ground. It grows all-around Cyprus between an elevation of 50–750 metres.
