Muscari Double Beauty - Grape Hyacinth
Muscari Double Beauty - Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum Double Beauty
Armenian Grape Hyacinth, Garden Grape-hyacinth
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Description
Muscari Double Beauty is a recent variety that stands out with its double flowers. They are tightly packed in a spiky, pastel, colour changing cluster, where white dominates at the beginning and then turns into sky blue. The inflorescence is nectar-rich and slightly scented in the form of a very dense conical cluster that emerges from a clump of herbaceous foliage in early spring. This small bulbous plant rests in summer, unaffected by heat and drought. Lovely when planted with spring bulbs with yellow or blue flowers.
Probably derived from Muscari armeniacum, among others, 'Double Beauty' belongs to the asparagaceae family. This small bulbous plant produces a basal rosette of long, very narrow, gutter-shaped, light green and bright leaves in late winter. Each rosette produces 1 to 3 floral stems on a mature and well-developed bulb, usually in early April. The 12-15 cm (5-6in) tall floral stems bear many small double urn-shaped, initially pure white flowers, tightly packed in a compact 8 cm (3in) cluster. Each flower gradually turns pale blue, from the bottom to the top of the cluster. After pollination, it forms fruits containing numerous round and black seeds that germinate very easily. The foliage dries up and disappears shortly after flowering.
Muscari Double Beauty is an unassuming but versatile and very useful plant in a garden or for decorating homes without gardens. Its great resistance to cold, drought and shade allows it to be used in many situations: in the undergrowth, at the base of trees, along borders to highlight the design of a pathway, in rock gardens, or Japanese-style gardens. It also grows very well in pots, on a window or balcony. It is so accommodating that it will forgive if you forget to water and thrive in neglected or weekend gardens. Its blue flowers are very beautiful next to the yellow trumpets of daffodils and forget-me-nots, the fragrant clusters of early blue hyacinths (Blue Pearl, Delft Blue), or the pink and red cups of triumph tulips.
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Botanical data
Muscari
armeniacum
Double Beauty
Asparagaceae
Armenian Grape Hyacinth, Garden Grape-hyacinth
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant your Double Beauty muscari as soon as possible in a well-drained soil. Loosen the soil deeply. Plant at a depth of 8 cm (3in) (Bulbs should be covered with twice their height of soil), 8 cm (3in) apart, making sure they do not touch. Choose a sunny exposure for better flowering. Muscari armeniacum is undemanding of soil type and perfectly hardy in all regions, even with dry summers. Divide the bulbs every 4 years at most. If you grow it in pots, make sure to water it regularly and provide fertiliser at the end of flowering so that the bulb replenishes its reserves.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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