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| latin_name = ''Muscari armeniacum''
|familia=Hyacinthaceae
| common_names = Grape hyacinth
|genus=Muscari
| growth_habit = [[bulb]]ous
|species=armeniacum
| high = 20cm (8in)
|common_name=Grape hyacinth
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=bulbous
| origin = SE Europe to Caucasus
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=20
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=cm
| exposure = full sun
|origin=SE Europe to Caucasus
| water = moderate
|lifespan=perennial
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|exposure=sun
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|water=moderate
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|features=flowers, naturalizes
| usda_zones = 4-8
|flowers=blue, purple, white
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
| image = Muscari_armeniacum_4.jpg
|max_zone=8
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|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.
'''''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==
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Dig up and replant [[offset]]s in the summer. Plant [[seed]]s in cold frame in [[autumn]]. Naturalizes.
Multiplies easily. Dig up and replant [[offset]]s in the summer. Plant [[seed]]s in cold frame in [[autumn]]. Naturalizes.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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