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grape hyacinth
noun
: any of several small bulbous spring-flowering herbs (genus Muscari) of the lily family with racemes of usually blue flowers
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Spring-flowering bulbs such as winter aconites, snowdrops, and grape hyacinths come back for many years.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
Muscari, or grape hyacinth, is up next.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
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, 7 Nov. 2022
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
Muscari Muscari — or grape hyacinth — produce clumps of grassy leaves in the fall as a prelude to blooming the following April.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
Mix them with grape hyacinth to mimic the look of a river winding through your garden beds.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
Muscari, or grape hyacinth, is up next.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2020
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, 7 Nov. 2022
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
Muscari Muscari — or grape hyacinth — produce clumps of grassy leaves in the fall as a prelude to blooming the following April.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
Mix them with grape hyacinth to mimic the look of a river winding through your garden beds.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
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First Known Use
1673, in the meaning defined above
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grape hyacinth
noun
: any of several small herbs related to the lilies that produce usually blue flowers in the spring
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