Muscari neglectum – Muscari racemosum – Mush Hyacinth – Common Grape Hyacinth – Muscarimia – Grape Hyacinth –

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Muscari – Muscarimia – Grape Hyacinth – There are about 30 species of bulbous perennials in this genus. They occcur from sea level to subalpine areas, in woodland and on steppes, stony slopes and screes in the Mediterranean region and Western Asia. Fleshy leaves, arranged in basal clusters, are linear to inversely lance shaped, or sickle or spoon shaped, mostly channeled, and mid green, or blue, or gray-green. It bears grape like clusters of bright blue, pale blue, pale yellow or white held in terminal racemes on leafless stems in spring occasionally, autumn, the lower fertile flowers are sometimes crowned by smaller, paler ones. May be tubular, bell shaped, or spherical, often with constricted mouths, and are to 3/8″ long, occasionally ½” long. Grow in massed displays in a mixed border, also suitable for a deciduous woodland garden, a wild garden, for naturalizing in grassland.   Use the smaller species in a rock garden. Plant 4″ deep in group in autumn, in moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil sunny or part shaded position. Prone to viruses. M. neglectum – M. racemosum – Mush Hyacinth – Common Grape Hyacinth – This bulbous perennial from Europe , Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia grows 4-8″ tall. It produces many semi erect, linear, channeled to almost cylindrical, bright, mid green leaves, 2 ½-16″ long, often produced in autumn. In spring, it bears urn shaped deep blue to blue-black flowers with constricted white mouths, in dense racemes to 2″ long. Increases rapidly. Zones 4-8

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