Muscari muscarimi

"Musk hyacinth"

Muscari muscarimi

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Description

Plant a swathe or potful of this cute little Muscari muscarimi (also known as Musk Hyacinth) in your garden and you’ll notice a distinct heady whiff of vanilla when they’re in bloom! This is one of the best grape hyacinths for scent, and you don’t even have to get your nose right in to smell them. On warm days, their musky fragrance fills the air around them to greet you every time you pass by!

With nectar-rich blooms typical of all Muscari, it goes without saying that this is a popular plant for bees. The flowers fade from mauve to cream which creates a dreamy gradient bicolour which really suits their scent. As naturalising bulb, over the years more and more will pop up – handy if you like to pick flowers to display in your home. A bunch of these scented beauties make very pretty posy for a dainty stem vase.

Key features

  • Perfect for pots

  • Comes back every year

  • Fragrant

  • Attractive to wildlife

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Naturalising

  • Thrives well in full sun

  • Great for shade

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • Fully hardy

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Muscari muscarimi

  • Flower colour

    Yellow, pink

  • Bulb size

    8/9

  • Established height

    10-20cm

  • Established spread

    5-10cm

  • Plant spacing

    150 bulbs per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright
    Clump-forming

  • Life cycle

    Perennial
    Naturalising

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Full sun
    Partial shade
    Dappled shade
    Full shade

  • Position

    Sheltered
    Exposed

  • Suitable for

    Pots
    Large containers
    Borders
    Ground cover
    Gravel gardens
    Wildlife gardens
    Rockery
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Sandy
    Stony
    Multipurpose compost
    Loam-based compost
    Clay

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    Yes

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    No

  • Rabbit resistant

    Yes

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Plant your Muscari muscarimi bulbs from mid to late autumn;

    • Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;

    • Plant your "Musk hyacinth" bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;

    • Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;

    • Place the Muscari muscarimi bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.

    Read all planting & care instructions

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