Baby's Breath Muscari

Baby Breath’s muscari is also known as grape hyacinth and, unlike its well-known cousin with purple clusters, it has pale, baby blue flowers instead. They are sweetly fragrant,  low maintenance, and will naturalize easily. Plant in drifts of 20 bulbs or more for the greatest effect. 

PLANTING GUIDE

Muscari neglectum

Perennial, Zones 4-8

Bulb Planting Depth: 3-4”

Height: 6-8”

Spacing: 12 bulbs per square foot, 3-4" apart

Light Needs: Full sun to light shade

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, moist well-drained

Bloom Time: Mid spring 

Uses: Flower beds, rock gardens, containers, wild gardens, naturalizing, under trees and shrubs, early spring nectar source, deer-resistant 

Care: Amend soil with compost before planting bulbs. Feed with a granular flower bulb fertilizer at planting time or in the spring when the leaves emerge. Cut back spent flowers and allow foliage to die back naturally before removing it (4-6 weeks after flowering). They will continue to multiply each year.