Muscari armeniacum, the plant that falls in love with its flowers


The muscari armeniacum is actually the scientific name for a plant in the wild, sometimes considered a weed. However, her beauty precedes her and when you meet her you realize how much she attracts attention in a garden.

But how is the muscari armeniacum? What care do you need? Are there details that should be known before getting it? Discover everything in what we have prepared for you.

How is the muscari armeniacum

Also known by other names, such as muscaris, nazarenos or grape hyacinth, this plant is native to the Mediterranean, as it usually grow across North Africa as well as Southern Europe and Western Asia. In fact, you can find about 40 different species.

In addition, it is quite old, since it is known, from the documents that are preserved, that it has been marketed since 1596, making it one of the oldest plants. either

Reach grow about 15-25 centimeters tall and the most characteristic muscari armeniacum is its bloom. Around mid-spring, blue (usually) or white flowers begin to bloom. They do it as if they were bunches of grapes, hence that peculiar name relating it to that fruit. To this we must add the fact that its name, Muscari, already foreshadows something else about this plant. In case you don’t know, that word means musk (it’s Latin) and indicates that the flowers have a rather pleasant and peculiar aroma.

In particular, the muscari armeniacum It is one of the plants longer keeps the flowers, and also one of the most used to attract bees. Although the usual thing is that the flowers are blue, the truth is that you can also find white, pink, purple, or even species that have two colors at the same time.

Caring for the muscari armeniacum

If after what you have read you have been struck by your garden, how about you take a look at its care? You should know that it is quite easy to care for and maintain, especially since it will hardly need you to be aware of it. Here we leave you everything you need to know.

Location and lighting

The muscari armeniacum it can be in both full light and partial shade. It is a plant that adapts quite well to light and likes it, so you should not have much of a problem. Also, Due to its Mediterranean origin, it is accustomed to the sun.

It is best to locate it outside, but it can be both in the ground and in a pot, because it adapts well to both.

Temperature

If we had to talk to you about what is the ideal for this plant, then we would tell you that it goes from 10 to 25 degrees Celsius. But the truth is that tolerates cold weather and hot weather without problem. Of course, if it is too hot, it may require a little more water so as not to dry out.

Substratum

The muscari armeniacum It is not a very gourmet plant, because the truth is that it adapts to everything. Yes it is true that, if you provide a good drainage it will be much better, because you will get it to grow stronger by having space for the roots to expand. For this reason, especially in a pot, you should mix the substrate with perlite or similar.

If you go directly to the garden, some professionals recommend that at least two weeks before, the soil is prepared by stirring about 20 centimeters deep and mixing it with compost and peat so you have all the nutrients you need.

Transplant

has to be done every 3 years because when it blooms it wears out the nutrients of the earth a lot and it is necessary to renew them. In a pot, you may have to transplant even earlier because it needs more space, especially if it grows quite fast.

Irrigation

This plant is not one of those that needs a lot of watering. In fact, it hardly needs moisture and irrigation must be scarce and not too much. It does not mean that it does not need water, but you do not have to be as aware of it as other plants.

If you go too far with watering you can suffer from bulb rotas well as being a focus for other diseases.

Once it blooms, watering is stopped a little to avoid the above, so that it will not give you any problem.

Pruning

In itself, the plant does not need any pruning. Now, it is true that, when flowering ends, the withered flowers and stems remain and this can make the appearance of the plant and the garden in general ugly.

Therefore, it is recommended to cut it to, not only improve its aesthetics, but also to help a new bloom or to prevent it from losing energy in that process.

Also keep in mind that it is a bulb plant, so there will come a time when it will hibernate for a few months to sprout again at the beginning of spring (the bulbs will last you a few years, but young You will have no problem keeping it for a long time).

Plagues and diseases

Digging a little deeper into this topic, you should know that this plant is not very prone to pests, because it actually tolerates them quite well. But in the case of diseases it is not the same.

In fact, the main one and the one that can affect you the most is the one that has to do with a overwatering. It is preferable to water little than to suffer diseases related to it.

Multiplication

To play the muscari armeniacum you do not have to do anything. Actually, he does it only through short spikes that are born from the bulb. Still, yeah you can divide the main bulbs, but only every two years.

Uses

One of the main uses given to the muscari armeniacum It is decorative for gardens. It is mostly used for combine it with other bushy plants, but also as a groundcover or to cover areas of the garden where there are no other plants (for example, to put these plants instead of grass, or in combination with it.

We have not been able to find food or health uses, so either it is not used, or this knowledge has not been disclosed.

What do you think now of the muscari armeniacum?


Muscari armeniacum, the plant that falls in love with its flowers

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