Grape hyacinth

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iGrape hyacinth
M. racemosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hyacinthaceae Genus: Muscari Mill.
Species
about 40, including: Muscari armeniacum Muscari aucheri Muscari azureum Muscari botryoides Muscari latifolium Muscari muscarimi (=M. moschatum) Muscari racemosum (= M. neglectum)

Grape hyacinths are a group of plants in the genus (Muscari) of plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of blue flowers resembling bunches of grapes. There are about forty species.

Some species are among the earliest to bloom in the spring, and are planted both in flower beds as well as in lawns. They tend to multiply quickly when planted in good soils.

Photo of Grape Hyacinth growing in the wild in Armenia. Copyright (C) 2005 Raffi Kojian of Armeniapedia.org

Cultivated grape hyacinths growing in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA.