Grape hyacinth

Grape hyacinth Care

Muscari armeniacum

What is the plant

Muscari is a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of dense, most commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers resembling bunches of grapes in the spring. The common name for the genus is grape hyacinth.

Grape hyacinths are small spring-blooming bulbs, so named because of the tight little flower clusters that resemble grapes. Although the Muscari genus was previously categorized in the Liliaceae family (which also contains true hyacinths), it is now considered to be part of the Asparagaceae, or asparagus family. Regardless of plant taxonomy and who is related to what, grape hyacinths are little garden workhorses that can light up the early spring flower garden for years with little care. Grape hyacinths generally bloom in April or May, with blooms lasting for about three week.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

14°C - 18°C

Hardiness zone

4a - 8b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Grape hyacinths like a fair amount of moisture during the spring, but the soil should be allowed to dry out as the season progresses. This helps to prevent bulb rot issues.
Fertilizer
No fertilizer is necessary for grape hyacinth, but they may benefit from sprinkling 1/4 cup of bone meal for every 100 square feet of soil once each year.
Sunlight
Grape hyacinth does best in full sun but tolerates part shade. Remember, though, that many sites that are shady in summer are quite sunny in the spring before trees have leafed out. These are ideal areas for planting grape hyacinths and many other spring bulbs.

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Soil
Planting grape hyacinth in any well-drained soil will produce good results. Grape hyacinths are most fond of somewhat sandy soil, but they do well in pretty much all but the soggiest soils.
Temperature
The plant can be grown is a variety of zones including areas where the range of minimum average winter temperatures is between -40°F and -30°F.
Container
This plant can be grown in containers. Choose a pot with enough drainage holes.