Muscari botryoides 'Album'
Common Name(s):
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- moo-SKAR-ee bow-tree-OY-dees AL-bum
- Description
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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 in full to PM or AM only sun. Tolerates summer drought, but requires moisture during the growing season. Plant bulbs to a depth of 5 in. and space 1 to 2 in. apart, or 30-60 per sq. ft. Good for use in borders, rock gardens, and woodland gardens. This plant is occasionally damaged by deer.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Muscari
- Species:
- botryoides
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- France to Ukraine
- 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
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- 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:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- 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
- 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
