Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
- Size
- 0.2 m tall, 0.1 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- Spreads into drifts on its own
- Edging a bed or a path
- Spring colour
- Settles in and spreads
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Bulbs
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.2 m tall, 0.1 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium, dry
- Soil
- sand, loam
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
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