Scientific Name:	Muscari armeniacum
Pronunciation:	muss-KAIR-ee ar-mee-nee-AY-kum
Common Name:	grape hyacinth
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves narrow, basal, to 30 cm long; florets deep violet blue, urn-shaped (grape-like), slightly fragrant (musky-sweet), 20-40 on conical racemes on scapes rising up to 20 cm in early spring, 1-3 per bulb.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Central / west Asia, Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown include M. 'Valerie Finnis' and M. 'Paradoxum'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Truncate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Campanulate Colour (petals): Blue, Purple Flower Scent: Sweet, Musky Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: Scent of grape juice

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: May, Jun Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Bulbs

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Low indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : labyrinth (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain (PPL) Pine PLanting Location Map

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