Grape Hyacinth
Muscari spp. and cvs.
These are about the first thing to bloom each year. They make me so cheerful when I see them. It means spring is near. These were the only thing in bloom when we first looked at the house and I loved them then.
originated mostly in Italy, Greece, North Africa, Turkey, Armenia, and the Caucasus
aka "Lent Flowers"or "Church Steeples". More popularly known as Muscari.
Not members of the hyacinth family. They are actually lilies.
10" tall
have a "musky/grassy" smell
zones 3-9
full sun to part shade
any soil, except poorly drained areas
plant bulbs in the fall
can be invasive
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