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Muscari armeniacum
Also called Garden Grape Hyacinth
Armenian grape hyacinth is a bulbous perennial from the Eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus, widely grown for its early spring spikes of blue or white flowers. Plant the bulbs in autumn in well-drained soil in full sun or part shade, and let it naturalise.
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae (formerly the lilies, Liliaceae). It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue (with a white fringe), white (cv. 'Album') or pale pink (cv. 'Pink Sunrise') and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring (April or May in the Northern Hemisphere) for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn.
M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name.
Muscari armeniacum is one of the most commonly cultivated species of Muscari, is robust and naturalises easily. It appeared in European gardens in 1871.
The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
Aucher éloy Grape Hyacinth · Azure Grape Hyacinth · Common grape hyacinth · Tassel grape hyacinth · Broad Leaved Grape Hyacinth · Muscari pseudomuscari · Grape hyacinth
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muscari armeniacum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
