General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Grape Hyacinth
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pseudomuscari azureum
  • Synonym: Muscari azureum
  • Synonym: Bellevalia azurea

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-10
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-07
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-03-29
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-04-21
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-03-19
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-03
Location: Botanic Garden of Berne
credit: Feloidea
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-03-08
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-03-24
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-03-17
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-05-01

Date: 2008-03-24
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-03-07
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-03-18
Great food source for early bees!
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-03-24
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-23
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-03-16
With Honeybee.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 2:55 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.

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