Description
Intro: 1568. Origin: Belgium (Meuse valley), France, North Africa and southwestern Asia. The three to six narrow light green leaves can reach a length of up to 30 cm. The flower colour is almost black (very dark), with a narrow bright white edge at the end of the floral tube. The sterile flowers at the top of the cluster are blue.
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.
