GRAPE HYACINTH


Meaning of GRAPE HYACINTH in English

Any of the approximately 50 species of small bulbous perennial plants that make up the genus Muscari , in the lily family , native to the Mediterranean region.

Most species have dense clusters of blue, white, or pink urn-shaped flowers borne at the tip of a leafless flower stalk. Some species have a musky odour. Grape hyacinths often are planted as spring-flowering garden ornamentals.

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