Muscari armeniacum
GRAPE HYACINTH, ARMENIAN GRAPE HYACINTH
Asparagaceae-Scilloideae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous bulb

Hardiness zones: 7-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.25m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia

Other Botanical Names: Bellevalia aperta, Botryanthus micranthus, B. szovitsianus, Muscari alexandrae, M. apertum, M. argaei, M. colchicum, M. concinnum, M. conicum, M. cyaneoviolaceum, M. elegantulum, M. maweanum, M. micranthum, M. pauperulum, M. pendulum, M. polyanthum, M. pyramidatum, M. schliemannii, M. sosnovskyi, M. szovitsianum, M. woronowii, Pseudomuscari apertum

Other Common Names: Blue Spike Hyacinth

 
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Muscari armeniacum
GRAPE HYACINTH, ARMENIAN GRAPE HYACINTH
Asparagaceae-Scilloideae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous bulb

Hardiness zones: 7-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.25m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in blue or white

Flowering Time: early spring to mid spring


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits cottage & alpine designs

Uses: informal edging, mass planting, border, crevice

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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