grape hyacinth
Muscari azureum
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall3 to 6 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Open
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Grape hyacinth (Muscari azureum) is a bulb for borders, rock gardens, containers, and naturalized drifts. 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 soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Blue, fragrant flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. Plants stay 3 to 6 inches tall, so tuck them along the front of a bed.
Pairs well with Greig's tulip, Lungwort, and Blue fescue.
Native range
Turkey.