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Beginner
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0.1m
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0.1m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Muscari azureum
Other names: Azure grape hyacinth, Pseudomuscari azureum, Hyacinthus azureus, Hyacinthella azurea, Muscari pseudomuscari
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Genus: Muscari
Species: M. azureum - M. azureum is a bulbous perennial with tightly packed powder-blue flowers in spring.
Muscari azureum is: Deciduous
Flower: Blue, White in Spring
Foliage: Grey-green in Spring
Habit: Small, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Lamium maculatum (Spotted deadnettle), Lamium maculatum 'Roseum' (Spotted dead nettle 'Roseum' ), Lamium maculatum 'Roseum' (Spotted deadnettle 'Roseum'), Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' (Spotted dead nettle 'Pink Pewter'), Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary' (Spotted deadnettle 'Golden Anniversary' ), Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' (Spotted deadnettle 'Aureum'), Lamium maculatum 'Cannon's Gold' (Spotted deadnettle 'Cannon's Gold'), Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' (Spotted deadnettle 'Chequers'), Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy' (Spotted deadnettle 'Red Nancy'), Lamium maculatum 'Sterling Silver' (Spotted deadnettle 'Sterling Silver'), Lamium maculatum 'Ghost' (Spotted deadnettle 'Ghost'), Lamium maculatum 'Purple Winter' (Spotted deadnettle 'Purple Winter'), Lamium maculatum 'Elisabeth de Haas' (Spotted deadnettle 'Elisabeth de Haas'), Lamium maculatum 'Forncett Lustre' (Spotted deadnettle 'Forncett Lustre'), Lamium maculatum 'Brightstone Pearl' (Spotted deadnettle 'Brightstone Pearl'), Lamium maculatum 'Ickwell Beauty' (Spotted deadnettle 'Ickwell Beauty'), Lamium maculatum 'Album' (Spotted deadnettle 'Album'), Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway' (Spotted deadnettle 'Anne Greenaway'), Lamium maculatum 'James Boyd Parselle' (Spotted deadnettle 'James Boyd Parselle'), Lamium maculatum 'Pink Nancy' (Spotted deadnettle 'Pink Nancy'), Lamium maculatum 'Silver Shield' (Spotted deadnettle 'Silver Shield'), Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' (Spotted deadnettle 'Orchid Frost')
Muscari azureum (Azure grape hyacinth) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Banks and Slopes, Containers, Rock, Underplanting, Wildflower
Cultivation: Plant bulbs 10 cm deep in well-drained and fertile soil preferably in Autumn. Congested clumps can be divided during summer dormancy period. Can be invasive.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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Hardy (H4) |
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