Muscari botryoides 'Album'
Common Name(s):
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- moo-SKAR-ee bow-tree-OY-dees AL-bum
- Description
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Pearls of Spain produce dense clusters of pure white flowers with a mild fragrance. Foliage appears in the fall and blooms appear in mid-spring.
This plant performs best sited where it will get full sun, either in the afternoon or morning and partial shade the remainder of the day. It tolerates summer drought, but requires moisture during the growing season. Plant bulbs to a depth of 5 inches. and space 1 to 2 inches apart, or 30 to 60 bulbs per square foot.
These attractive ornamental flowers are good for use in borders, rock gardens, and woodland gardens. This plant is occasionally damaged by deer.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:
No known diseases or insect pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Muscari
- Species:
- botryoides
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- France to Ukraine
- Distribution:
- Eastern Canada and United States south to North Carolina.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 2 in. - 0 ft. 4 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Open
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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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)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Cup
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Pure white pearls, tightly packed into narrow flower spikes. Blooms mid-spring (April/May).
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Narrow, semi-erect leaves which widen slightly at the tips.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
