Description
In 2015, this striking selection of M. latifolium was introduced by W. van Lierop & Zn. The Trial Garden of the KAVB awarded a certificate back in 2014. The bicoloured flowers are white at the top and blue-violet at the bottom. Only one broad leaf appears per flower stem.
BELONGS TO THE FAMILY OF HYACINTHACEAE
This widely known genus has several synonyms: Botryanthus, Muscarimia, and Pseudomuscari.
Muscari comes from the Latin: muscus (musky).
Some species are surrounded by this musky scent.
The genus Muscari consists of about thirty species originating from the Mediterranean region, Turkey, to the Caucasus.
Known by the collective name grape hyacinths.
