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Muscari Bulbs - Description
- Qty: 25 Muscari Bulbs
- Fully Grown Size: 15cm - 20cm
- In Bloom: March - April
- Flower Colour: Deep Violet Blue with Bright Blue Tips
- Sow: September - November
- Variety: Muscari latifolium
- Broad-Leaved Grape Hyacinth
- Muscari latifolium is a distinctive grape hyacinth producing unique flower spikes with deep violet-blue lower florets topped by bright blue flowers. Its attractive broad green foliage and striking bi-colour blooms make it an excellent choice for adding vibrant spring colour to borders, rockeries and containers.
Muscari Bulbs - Uses
- Produces colourful spring displays with distinctive two-tone flowers.
- Ideal for borders, rockeries and flower beds.
- Perfect for patio containers, window boxes and raised beds.
- Excellent for naturalising beneath deciduous trees and shrubs.
- Plant in generous groups for the greatest visual impact.
- Combines beautifully with tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.
- Provides an early nectar source for bees and other pollinating insects.
- Returns year after year, gradually multiplying to create impressive flowering drifts.
Muscari Bulbs - How to Sow
- See our blog on how to sow and care for bulbs.
- Choose a sunny or partially shaded planting location.
- To prepare planting hole:
- Use a garden hand trowel, dibber or bulb planter.
- Depth: Approximately 8cm - 10cm deep.
- Spacing: 5cm - 8cm apart.
- Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil. Improve heavy soils with horticultural grit or organic matter where drainage is poor.
- Plant bulbs with the pointed end facing upwards.
- Cover with soil and firm gently.
- Water thoroughly after planting.
- Feed with poultry manure or a balanced fertiliser once foliage appears.
- Allow foliage to die back naturally after flowering so the bulbs store energy for the following season.
- Leave bulbs undisturbed to naturalise and enjoy larger displays each spring.
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