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|familia=Hyacinthaceae
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|genus=Muscari
 
|common_name=Grape hyacinth
 
|common_name=Grape hyacinth
 
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|Temp Metric=°F
 
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|image=Muscari_Neglectum.jpg
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|image_caption=M. racemosum / neglectum
 
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'''Grape hyacinths''' are a group of plants in the [[genus]] ''Muscari'' of [[plant]]s native to [[Eurasia]] that produce spikes of blue [[flower]]s resembling bunches of [[grape]]s. There are about forty species.
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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.
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{{Inc|
 
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Muscari (Latin name referring to the musky odor of M. moschatum  Liliaceae. Grape Hyacinth. Excellent hardy spring-blooming bulbs.
 
Muscari (Latin name referring to the musky odor of M. moschatum  Liliaceae. Grape Hyacinth. Excellent hardy spring-blooming bulbs.
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Describe the plant here...
| color = lightgreen
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| name = Grape hyacinth
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==Cultivation==
| image = Muscari_Neglectum.jpg
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| image_width = 250px
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| image_caption = ''M. racemosum / neglectum''
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===Propagation===
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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===Pests and diseases===
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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| familia = [[Hyacinthaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Muscari'''''
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==Species==
| genus_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]]
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
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about 40, including:
 
about 40, including:
 
:''[[Muscari armeniacum]]''
 
:''[[Muscari armeniacum]]''
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:''[[Muscari muscarimi]]'' (=''M. moschatum'')
 
:''[[Muscari muscarimi]]'' (=''M. moschatum'')
 
:''[[Muscari racemosum]]'' (= ''M. neglectum'')
 
:''[[Muscari racemosum]]'' (= ''M. neglectum'')
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'''Grape hyacinths''' are a group of plants in the [[genus]] ''Muscari'' of [[plant]]s native to [[Eurasia]] that produce spikes of blue [[flower]]s resembling bunches of [[grape]]s. There are about forty species.
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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.
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Image:Grape Hyacinths.jpg|An individual Grape hyacinth
 
Image:Grape Hyacinths.jpg|An individual Grape hyacinth
 
Image:Muscari_armeniacum.jpg|Photo of Grape Hyacinth growing in the wild in [[Armenia]].
 
Image:Muscari_armeniacum.jpg|Photo of Grape Hyacinth growing in the wild in [[Armenia]].
 
Image:Bluebells_And_A_Syrphid_Fly.jpg|A [[hoverfly]] clings to a grape hyacinth
 
Image:Bluebells_And_A_Syrphid_Fly.jpg|A [[hoverfly]] clings to a grape hyacinth
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Image:grape_hyacinth.JPG|Cultivated grape hyacinths growing in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA.
 
Image:grape_hyacinth.JPG|Cultivated grape hyacinths growing in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA.
 
Image:Blauwe druif vdg.jpg|
 
Image:Blauwe druif vdg.jpg|
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
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