The glamorous history of the Hyacinth. This year, we have new combos of these fragrant beauties, made famous by a very famous lady. Hyacinths were always popular, but they were made world famous by no less than Madame de Pompadour, the beautiful mistress of France's King Louis XV. Always much more than a mistress, Pompadour was a highly educated beauty whose taste in art and fashion were followed by all. For flowers, she favored the Dutch hyacinth over all others, and loved its intoxicating perfume. She filled the vast Versailles gardens with them in spring, and for the rest of the year, they bloomed in every room in the palace in "hyacinth glasses". Now it's your turn to enjoy these heavenly-scented flowers.