| Scientific Name: | Muscari armeniacum |
| Common Name: | grape hyacinth |
| Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Blue, Purple, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves narrow, basal, most 20-30cm long x 4-7mm wide, dying back before summer; flowers deep violet blue, urn-shaped (grape-like), slightly fragrant (musky-sweet), 20-40 on conical racemes on peduncles rising up to 20cm in early spring, 1-3 per bulb. | |