General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Grape Hyacinth
  • Italian Grape Hyacinth

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: April 29, 2014
Very Close View
Location: My Gardens
Date: 4-29-14
Very Close View
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-02-19
Grape Hyacinth 003
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-02-19
Grape Hyacinth 007
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-09
In my garden
Location: Lake Bluff, Il
Date: 2008-05-13 
Grape Hyacinth

Date: 2014-04-01
Uploaded by Paul2032
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2012-02-10
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-09
In my garden....can become weedy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-04-01
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2010-04-27
Seems to grow like a weed here.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-04-20
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-04-20

Date: 2014-04-01

photo by JoJan
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