Scientific name: Muscari armeniacum
Synonym: Muscari colchicum, Muscari cyaneo-violaceum, Muscari polyanthum, Muscari steupii, Muscari svovitzianum, Muscari szovitsianum
Family: ASPARAGACEAE
Common names: “Armenian grape hyacinth” “blue bells”
Plant Type: Bulb
Conditions:
Zone: 4-8
Light: Full sun – part shade
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Soil: Average, handles clay
Moisture: Moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 6-9″ W 3-6″
Leaf and Stem shape: Narrow, arching green leaves
Flower: Dense spikes of fragrant, white-tipped, deep violet-blue flowers in early Spring
Maintenance: Low, dig up and divide in summer dormancy if necessary, will naturalize if happy
Landscape use: Shrub underplanting, mixed borders, wildflower meadow, blue garden, bulb garden
Propagate: By bulb offset and seed
Pests & Disease: Generally healthy, maybe affected by a virus in some areas?
*Deer tolerant, attracts beneficial insects
Comments: Native to Armenia, ~AGM winner, tolerates black walnut
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: M. a. ‘Saffier’ , M. a. ‘Valerie Finnis’ , M. a. ‘Christmas Pearl’ , M. latifolium, M. azureum, M. pseudomuscari, M. aucheri, M. ‘Jenny Robinson’
other mentionables: M. a. ‘Siberian Tiger’ – white blooms
