Botanical Name: Common Names:
Muscari armeniacum Heavenly Blue Grape Hyacinth,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Tufting
Description:
Evergreen, glossy green, narrow strappy leaved bulb growing to approx. 20cm tall. Clumps expand slowly and are not invasive. Blue flower spikes sit above the foliage in Spring. Mass plant, drift through borders, use in containers and edge pathways with this tough little plant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
TBA Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate