Hyacinthus azureus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hyacinthus azureus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hyacinthus azureus, Bakor (Muscari azureum, Fenzl). Looks like a grape hyacinth (or Muscari): 4-8 in. tall, with strongly canaliculate, glaucous lvs.: fls. blue, fragrant, in a dense spike 1 in. long, tubular, with small teeth: distinguished from the genus Muscari by the perianth-segms. being flaring instead of incurved. Medit. region. B.M. 6822. G.C. III. 24:191 (var. giganteus). Gn. 75, p. 176.— Hardy in middle states. This species is probably to be called H. ciltitus, Cyrill., or a form of it. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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