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Muscari azureum
A small bulbous perennial from Türkiye that produces dense spikes of bright blue flowers in spring. Plant the bulbs in autumn in full sun or light shade and let the foliage die back naturally.
Muscari azureum (syn. Pseudomuscari azureum), the azure grape hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Turkey. A bulbous perennial, it is grown in gardens for its spring flowers. The Latin specific epithet azureum means "bright blue", a reference to its flower colour.
M. azureum may be found in horticultural sources under the illegitimate name Hyacinthus azureus. The species is popular as a spring-flowering bulb; The botanist Brian Mathew describes it as "a delightful plant" for use in rock gardens or underneath shrubs. It is frost-hardy but should be grown in full sun. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. There is a white cultivar, 'Album'.
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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.
