Most grape hyacinths are so reliable and undemanding that they are taken for granted. Grape hyacinths have sterile flowers on the end of their racemes whose only function is to attract the attention of potential pollinators. Beware, these flowers can reproduce very prolifically, so don’t put grape hyacinths anywhere that you cannot contain them. Flowering – March to May. They require little feeding or watering in the summer, and sun or light shade. Grape hyacinths are another great choice for pairing with daffodils. Buy and plant grape hyacinths in bulk for the best display. Please can you help? If grape hyacinths are intended to grow wild and seed, leave the flower heads on the plant. They will often grow in open areas, meadows and dry grassy areas. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. However, in containers, I do plant them more tightly together. Regarding depth, typically bulbs are planted as twice as deep as their height (same is generally true for seeds too). Caring for these plants … Mar 22, 2019 - Explore Susan's board "Grape hyacinth flowers" on Pinterest. Range map for Grape Hyacinth … Does everybod, Yes, I am still bragging about my gladiolus. PLANTING SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, glacier lilies and crocus are adapted to most Montana climate zones (USDA zones 4 and 5). I put them in a container in front of my kitchen window so that I can enjoy them every day. Mid summer marks the beginning of the Cosmos seaso, Here come the Naked Ladies, though a little early, This error message is only visible to WordPress admins, California Garden Tours & Events Spring 2020, Planting Bulbs, Corms & Rhizomes in the Fall, Improving Soil Drainage with a Garden Elevation, USDA Plant Hardiness Zones vs. racemosum. The blossoms are like a cluster of grapes and are so intensely purple (though some cultivars are more blue). Growing in the garden or in parts in the Spring is a gorgeous flower, the grape hyacinth, or Muscari armeniacum. Year after year, you can count on grape hyacinths to unfurl welcome wands of purple, blue, white, or yellow flowers shortly after the snow melts. Grape hyacinths are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8. In colder zones, it may be April or later. A number of species of Muscari are used as ornamental garden plants. One of the easiest bulbs to grow, grape hyacinths return for decades, needing to be divided only every 3 to 5 years. They can be transferred from the pot to beds, but also do well on the garden table. When my container bulbs are dormant, I just set them aside under a shady tree. It’s a portal into a parallel universe. The genus was at one time divided into four groups or subgenera: Botryanthus, Pseudomuscari, Leopoldia and Muscarimia. Be sure to place them in a paper or cloth bag. Flowers on lower part of spike are deepest violet, those on upper part vivid indigo blue. On FB, Twitter too. Grape hyacinths have their greatest impact when they are grown in masses and loose drifts. In the United States, they are also commonly referred to as bluebells, though certain regions reserve this name for bluebonnets instead. This year the grape hyacinths are back in profusion more than ever and the pink plants are being smothered. They prefer well drained sandy soil, that is acid to neutral and not too rich. dependably produces annual spikes of tight blue-purple flowers that resemble a bunch of grapes. [3] In 1753, Carl Linnaeus used the name Hyacinthus muscari for the plant now called Muscari racemosum. Grape hyacinths are a treasure. A complication in splitting up the broad genus is that Miller's original Muscari included representatives of at least three of the new genera. When in a container, I typically do it a little more often because it’s convenient to separate out the larger offsets.