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| color = lightgreen
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|familia=Hyacinthaceae
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| name = grape hyacinth
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|genus=Muscari
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| image = Muscari_armeniacum_4.jpg
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|species=armeniacum
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|common_name=Grape hyacinth
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| image_caption = Flowering plants
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|habit=bulbous
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|Max ht box=20
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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|origin=SE Europe to Caucasus
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| familia = [[Hyacinthaceae]]
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|lifespan=perennial
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| genus = ''[[Muscari]]''
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|exposure=sun
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| species = '''''M. armeniacum'''''
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|water=moderate
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| binomial = ''Muscari armeniacum''
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|features=flowers, naturalizes
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|flowers=blue, purple, white
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|min_zone=4
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'''''Muscari armeniacum''''' ('''Grape hyacinth''') is a vigorous [[plant]] in the hyacinth family, [[Hyacinthaceae]]. It is a [[herbaceous plant]] with basal, simple 12 inch long [[leaf|leaves]], and short flowering stems. The flowers are purple, blue, or white, borne in [[spring]] in dense clusters, resembling grapes.
  
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'''''Muscari armeniacum''''' ('''grape hyacinth''') is a [[plant]] in the hyacinth family, [[Hyacinthaceae]].  
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Muscari armeniacum, Leichtl. Lvs. several, linear, much overtopping the raceme, reaching a foot at flowering: scape 4-6 in. long, tinted brown at base; raceme dense, 2 or more in. long; axis bright violet; perianth bright deep violet; teeth erect whitish; sterile fls. pale blue. Armenia.—One of the most handsome species, flowering the latest.
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==Cultivation==
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Keep soil moist during growth, but give good drainage.  Divide while dormant (summer and early fall) to maintain vigor.  Planting depth of 10cm (4in) is ideal.  Plant in autumn.
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===Propagation===
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Multiplies easily.  Dig up and replant [[offset]]s in the summer.  Plant [[seed]]s in cold frame in [[autumn]].  Naturalizes.
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===Pests and diseases===
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{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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==Varieties==
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*'Argaei' - flowers are a bright blue
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*'Blue Spike' - large blue, double flowers, densely clustered
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Muscari_armeniacum.jpg| Growing in the wild in Armenia
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
  
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==Description==
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''Muscari armeniacum'' is a [[herbaceous plant]] with basal, simple [[leaf|leaves]], and short flowering stems. The flowers are purple, blue, or white, borne in spring.
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 8 January 2010


Muscari armeniacum 4.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: ⇕ 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ SE Europe to Caucasus
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate
Features: ✓ flowers, naturalizes
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple, white
Scientific Names

Hyacinthaceae >

Muscari >

armeniacum >


Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth) is a vigorous plant in the hyacinth family, Hyacinthaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with basal, simple 12 inch long leaves, and short flowering stems. The flowers are purple, blue, or white, borne in spring in dense clusters, resembling grapes.


Read about Muscari armeniacum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Muscari armeniacum, Leichtl. Lvs. several, linear, much overtopping the raceme, reaching a foot at flowering: scape 4-6 in. long, tinted brown at base; raceme dense, 2 or more in. long; axis bright violet; perianth bright deep violet; teeth erect whitish; sterile fls. pale blue. Armenia.—One of the most handsome species, flowering the latest.


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Cultivation

Keep soil moist during growth, but give good drainage. Divide while dormant (summer and early fall) to maintain vigor. Planting depth of 10cm (4in) is ideal. Plant in autumn.

Propagation

Multiplies easily. Dig up and replant offsets in the summer. Plant seeds in cold frame in autumn. Naturalizes.

Pests and diseases

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Varieties

  • 'Argaei' - flowers are a bright blue
  • 'Blue Spike' - large blue, double flowers, densely clustered

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

  • Growing in the wild in Armenia

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  • American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

External links


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