Perennials > Muscari > Muscari comosum > Muscari comosum 'Plumosum'
Muscari comosum
'Plumosum'
Tassell Hyacinth
Origin: Europe, Southern Asia and Northern Africa.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Muscari |
| Species |
| comosum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Plumosum' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -26 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -5 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.3 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Around shrubs and deciduous trees and in informal gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to partial shade in moist but well-drained loamy soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple linear leaves that grow up to 12 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Tight cone-shaped racemes measuring 16 - 20 cm tall of small, urn-shaped berry-like fertile flowers. Showy feathery sterile flowers can be found above the fertile flowers. |
| Colour Description |
| Violet to indigo sterile blooms and orange-brown fertile flowers among bright medium green foliage. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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