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Muscari comosum
Also called Tassel hyacinth, Tufted Grape Hyacinth, Grape Hyacinth
Tassel grape hyacinth is a perennial bulb native to the Mediterranean region, with a tuft of sterile blue-violet flowers above dark fertile flowers. It grows easily from bulbs and can spread freely, so plant it where it can naturalize.
Muscari comosum (formerly Leopoldia comosa) is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. Usually called the tassel hyacinth or tassel grape hyacinth, it is one of a number of species and genera also known as grape hyacinths. It is found in rocky ground and cultivated areas, such as cornfields and vineyards in the Mediterranean region, but has naturalized elsewhere. In Italy and Greece, the bulbs of this plant are eaten as a delicacy.
Pliny the Elder noted that the bulbs were eaten with vinegar, oil, and garum. Today, it is still eaten in some Mediterranean countries. In Apulia and Basilicata, it is cultivated and known as lampagioni or lampascioni. In Greek it is called βολβός, βολβοί, βροβιοί volví, vrovií (ασκουρδαλάκοι in Crete). In Greece and especially on Crete, it is considered a delicacy and collected in the wild. The cleaned bulbs are boiled several times, pickled, and then kept in olive oil. The tassel hyacinth is mentioned in classical Hebrew literature under the name bulbūsīn.
Armenian grape hyacinth · Aucher éloy Grape Hyacinth · Azure Grape Hyacinth · Common grape hyacinth · Broad Leaved Grape Hyacinth · Muscari pseudomuscari · Grape hyacinth
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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.
