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grape hyacinth
noun
: any of several small bulbous spring-flowering herbs (genus Muscari) of the asparagus family with racemes of usually blue flowers
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Crocus, snowdrop, grape hyacinth, and squill naturalize well when planted in the lawn or around deciduous trees.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
For sunny spots, consider crocus, Muscari (grape hyacinths), hyacinths, tulips, and ornamental onions.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Fill each teacup with soaked floral foam and add in small blooms, like grape hyacinth or lily of the valley.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Spring-flowering bulbs such as winter aconites, snowdrops, and grape hyacinths come back for many years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
Muscari, or grape hyacinth, is up next.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
Though the flowers somewhat resemble true hyacinths, grape hyacinth (Muscari) is tiny in comparison.
—Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
Spreading, grassy foliage is topped by grape hyacinth-like flower spikes in late summer.
—Dennis Peck, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
Try planting bulbs such as daffodils, ornamental onions, grape hyacinth, fritillaria, snowdrops, winter aconite and Siberian squill that are more resistant to animals.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2021
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
For sunny spots, consider crocus, Muscari (grape hyacinths), hyacinths, tulips, and ornamental onions.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Fill each teacup with soaked floral foam and add in small blooms, like grape hyacinth or lily of the valley.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Spring-flowering bulbs such as winter aconites, snowdrops, and grape hyacinths come back for many years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
Muscari, or grape hyacinth, is up next.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
Though the flowers somewhat resemble true hyacinths, grape hyacinth (Muscari) is tiny in comparison.
—Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
Spreading, grassy foliage is topped by grape hyacinth-like flower spikes in late summer.
—Dennis Peck, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
Try planting bulbs such as daffodils, ornamental onions, grape hyacinth, fritillaria, snowdrops, winter aconite and Siberian squill that are more resistant to animals.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2021
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“Grape hyacinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape%20hyacinth. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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