Habitat: sunny places
Soil: good garden soil
Height: 20 cm
Flowering: spring
Width: 8 cm
Grape hyacinths have tight heads of small, bell-shaped flowers on an erect stem. They multiply quickly to give good colour in spring.
Muscari 'Big Smile' is a fairly new variety, selected for its particularly large flowers, which are bright blue. It should be good planted in large groups, making clear splashes of colour.
| Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike' has double flowers, bright cobalt blue. Some people dislike doubles, some rave about them. If you are in the latter half of the population, you will like this. | |
| Muscari armeniacum 'Côte d'Azur' is not quite the colour of the sea indicated by its name, but ir is a good, clear blue, most attractive. | |
| Muscari armeniacum 'Cupido' is a newly introduced variety of grape hyacinth with lovely soft blue flowers. | |
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| Muscari aucheri 'Ocean Magic' is a lighter, more turquoise blue than most grape hyacinths, but what sets it apart are the top few flowers on each stem, which are white or extremely pale blue. | |
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| Muscari 'Blue Star' is larger and more robust than most grape hyacinths, in a strong blue colour. |