grape hyacinth
Muscari latifolium
RHS AGM 2003
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue, purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Grape hyacinth (Muscari latifolium) is a bulb for borders, containers, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Spikes of purple-black flowers are topped with royal blue ones in spring. The fragrant blooms draw bees, and the bulbs naturalize readily into drifts. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Cheerfulness daffodil, Columbine, and Spanish bluebell.
Native range
Asia and Nansei-shoto.