Grape hyacinth

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Grape hyacinth
M. racemosum / neglectum
M. racemosum / neglectum
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Genus: Muscari
Mill.

Species
about 40, including:
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari aucheri
Muscari azureum
Muscari botryoides
Muscari comosum
Muscari latifolium
Muscari muscarimi (=M. moschatum)
Muscari racemosum (= M. neglectum)

Grape hyacinths are a group of plants in the genus Muscari of plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of blue flowers resembling bunches of grapes. There are about forty species.

Some species are among the earliest to bloom in the spring, and are planted both in flower beds as well as in lawns. They tend to multiply quickly when planted in good soils.