Big Smile grape hyacinth
Muscari 'Big Smile'
RHS AGM 2024, Getuigschrift Proeftuin 2007
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Violet-blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
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Notes
'Big Smile' grape hyacinth (Muscari 'Big Smile') is a bulb for borders, containers, rock gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its violet-blue flowers open in early to late spring and draw butterflies and bees. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. J.C.N. van Bentem bred it.
Pairs well with Greig's tulip, Obsidian coral bells, and Blue fescue.