Muscari armeniacum
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| Habit | bulbous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | SE Europe to Caucasus |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, naturalizes |
| USDA Zones: | 4 to 8 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple, white |
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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 leaves, and short flowering stems. The flowers are purple, blue, or white, borne in spring in dense clusters, resembling grapes.
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
Dig up and replant offsets in the summer. Plant seeds 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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Growing in the wild in Armenia
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References
- American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
External links
- w:Muscari armeniacum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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