Muscari azureum), the azure grape hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Turkey.
The Latin specific epithet azureum means "bright blue",[2] a reference to its flower colour.
Up to 60 flowers are borne in Spring (March or April in the Northern Hemisphere) in a dense "spike" (raceme).
A feature which distinguishes the genus Pseudomuscari from the related Muscari is that the mouth of the flower is not narrowed but forms an open bell-shape.
The species is popular as a spring-flowering bulb; Brian Mathew describes it as "a delightful plant" for use in rock gardens or underneath shrubs.