Type Perennial (herbaceous)
Hardiness Zones 4 - 8
Bloom Spring
Height up to 8 in (20 cm)
Cultivation
Sunny, or partially shaded location.
Well drained, rich soil is the best, but they are pretty adaptable.
Plant bulbs in the Fall. Plant them 3 x (their size) deep, and apart. After the blooms fall and the seeds appear, cut off the stalks and spread the seeds around.
Some of them will germinate. Leave the leaves on till they wilt away.
Propagation
By seed (sow either directly to the ground, or in flats, indoors), or (easiest) by clump division.
Muscari has great ability to transform a single bulb into a clump of bulbs, in no time. Simply divide these clumps in the Fall and plant them back, spaced, into the ground. This is the easiest, and completely fuss free, way.
Other
Beautiful purple blooms! Perfect ground cover for Spring interest. Try inter planting with Pansies, or grow them around your evergreens, such as Lavender, Rosemary, or Boxwood, or English Ivy, for neat splash of Spring color. Because Muscaris form tight clumps, they are pretty much weed free!
Muscari's delicate fragrance attracts bees, a good thing, since our bee population is actually disappearing. Grape Hyacinth, is quite disease and pest free.
It perennializes well, and if you haven't tried it yet, consider growing Muscari in Window boxes, and in pots for indoor arrangements, they will look spectacular!
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