General Plant Information (Edit)
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
4-9 inches |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
Fragrant
Spring ephemeral
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Yellow
Other: Bright sulphur yellow
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| Flower Time: |
Late winter or early spring
Spring
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| Underground structures: |
Bulb
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Bulbs
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Yellow Grape Hyacinth
- Grape Hyacinth
Posted by
sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 7, 2022 7:53 PM concerning plant:
Flower cluster: Quite long, spacing between flowers is wide, flowers are quite long.
Flowers start out lavender purple, with slightly lighter rim. Flowers fade to yellow/light yellow, fading to a gray-purple during transition.
Reddish petiole. Slightly blue leaves.
Posted by
valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Nov 19, 2011 2:04 AM concerning plant:
An Aegean native bulb that need well drained soil with sun and summer heat to do it's best.
Spikes of violet-tinted buds open to bright yellow blooms
Plants of this species go dormant in summer, and they generally prefer hot dry soils when dormant.
This species will naturalizes by self-seeding in favorable conditions, but, unlike most other species of Muscari, produces few bulb offsets.
USDA Zone 6, 'Golden Fragrance' will usually survive USDA Zone 5 winters if given a good winter mulch.
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| HamiltonSquare |
On January 26, 2016 |
Bloomed
Several up and blooming today. |
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