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Muscari

Muscari bulbs (grape hyacinth): spring flowers for naturalising, borders and pots

Muscari, also called grape hyacinth, is a low bulb with dense clusters of small bell-shaped flowers, mostly blue but also white, pink and bicoloured. Muscari is planted in autumn and flowers from March to May. It is fully hardy, naturalises easily and attracts early bees. Holland Bulb Market supplies more than ten species and cultivars, from the classic Muscari armeniacum to double and bicoloured forms.

Uses

Naturalising and lawns: muscari spreads year after year in grass, under shrubs and along paths.
Borders and rock gardens: as blue underplanting beneath tulips and daffodils, and at the front of the border.
Pots and retail: a popular spring pot plant and a regular part of mixes and spring displays.
Public green spaces and landscaping: low-maintenance and bee-friendly, ideal for verges and planted areas.

Professional use: large-scale planting and pot production

For public green spaces allow 30–40 muscari per m², in borders approx. 150 per m². Muscari is also suitable for pot production of spring flowers. In Muscari armeniacum the leaves already appear in autumn; this is normal and does not affect flowering. We advise on species choice and combinations; read more about landscaping and professional growing.

Our muscari range

Muscari armeniacum and cultivars such as Dark Eyes, Mount Hood, Valerie Finnis, Siberian Tiger and Pink Sunrise; Muscari azureum, Muscari latifolium, Muscari botryoides Album, Muscari neglectum, the double Fantasy Creation and the feather hyacinth Muscari comosum Plumosum.

Flowering time by group

Group	Flowering (NL)	Height (approx.)	Examples
Early (incl. azureum)	March – April	10–15 cm	Azureum, Neglectum
Blue (armeniacum)	April	15–20 cm	Armeniacum, Dark Eyes
Bicoloured	April	15–25 cm	Latifolium, Mount Hood
White and pink	April	15–20 cm	Pink Sunrise, Botryoides Album
Special forms	April – May	15–25 cm	Fantasy Creation, Comosum Plumosum

Key facts

Planting season	September – December
Planting depth	approx. 5–8 cm
Bulbs per m²	borders approx. 150; public green spaces 30–40
Flowering	March – May, depending on the species
Position	sun to partial shade, almost any well-drained soil
Hardiness	fully hardy
Naturalising	spreads through offsets and seed
Toxicity	mildly toxic if eaten

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