species
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Muscari armeniacum belongs to the family Asparagaceae, also known as Grape hyacinth, introduced to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 10 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 cm tall × 10 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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