Starch grape hyacinth Muscari atlanticum
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Muscari neglectum
- Phonetic Spelling
- mus-KAR-ee at-LAN-tik-um
- Description
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Grape hyacinth is a bulb in the lily family featuring pretty, purple, edible flowers that taste like bitter grapes. Its hollow leaves resemble onion or garlic but do not have the same odor. The leaves grow only from the base of the plant. They form into clumps.
The root structure encompasses the bulb, corm, enlarged stem and nutlet.
Bulbs should be planted in the fall, spacing 3" apart and 2" deep in well-drained soil. This long-lived plant is ideal for planting in masses as edging, in rock gardens or in containers. When the clumps become crowded, they can be dug up and divided. They will self sow.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: No serious issues.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Muscari
- Species:
- atlanticum
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe and SW Asia
- Edibility:
- The flowers are edible.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 9 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The hollow leaves range from 5" to 16" in length and grow from the base of the plant.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Edible Garden
- English Garden
- Rock Garden
