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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Hyacinthaceae
| name = grape hyacinth
|genus=Muscari
| image = Muscari_armeniacum_4.jpg
|species=armeniacum
| image_width = 220px
|common_name=Grape hyacinth
| image_caption = Flowering plants
|habit=bulbous
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|Min ht metric=cm
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|Max ht box=20
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
|Max ht metric=cm
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
|origin=SE Europe to Caucasus
| familia = [[Hyacinthaceae]]
|lifespan=perennial
| genus = ''[[Muscari]]''
|exposure=sun
| species = '''''M. armeniacum'''''
|water=moderate
| binomial = ''Muscari armeniacum''
|features=flowers, naturalizes
|flowers=blue, purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
|max_zone=8
|image=Muscari_armeniacum_4.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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, 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 [[offset]]s in the summer. Plant [[seed]]s in cold frame in [[autumn]]. Naturalizes.
===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
*'Argaei' - flowers are a bright blue
*'Blue Spike' - large blue, double flowers, densely clustered
==Gallery==
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Image:Muscari_armeniacum.jpg| Growing in the wild in Armenia
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
<!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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