Muscari armeniacum

Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae (formerly the lilies, Liliaceae).

It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems.

M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus,[3] including Armenia which gives it its name.

[5] The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[6] Cultivars listed by Mathew include 'Blue Spike' and 'Cantab'.

[14] 'Atlantic' is light blue, introduced by Jan van Bentem in 2002, by hybridisation in 1990 from M. armeniacum and an unknown parent.

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