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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
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|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
| color = IndianRed
|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_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|image_width=240
| familia = Hyacinthaceae
| genus = Muscari
| species = armeniacum
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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==
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===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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Latest revision as of 20:51, 8 January 2010

 Muscari armeniacum subsp. var.  Grape hyacinth
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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 leaves, and short flowering stems. The flowers are purple, blue, or white, borne in spring in dense clusters, resembling grapes.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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

Keep soil moist during growth, but give good drainage. Divide while dormant (summer and early fall) to maintain vigor. Planting depth of 10cm (4in) is ideal. Plant in autumn.

Propagation

Multiplies easily. Dig up and replant offsets in the summer. Plant seeds in cold frame in autumn. Naturalizes.

Pests and diseases

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Varieties

  • 'Argaei' - flowers are a bright blue
  • 'Blue Spike' - large blue, double flowers, densely clustered

Gallery

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  • Growing in the wild in Armenia
    Growing in the wild in Armenia
  • photo 2
    photo 2
  • photo 3
    photo 3

References

  • American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

External links


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