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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 [[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===
