How to tend a Muscari botryoides

Also known as: Czekelia transsylvanica (Schur) Schur, Hyacinthus botryoides L., Muscari botryoides subsp. motelayi (Foucaud) Kerguélen, Muscari botryoides subsp. lelievrii (Boreau) Garbari, Muscari carpaticum Racib., Muscari botryoides subsp. hungaricum Priszter, Muscari botryoides subsp. longifolium (Rigo) Garbari, Muscari alpinum Szafer ex Racib., Muscari polyphyllum Schur, Muscari pocuticum Zapal., Muscari transsilvanicum Schur, Muscari longifolium Rigo, Muscari motelayi Foucaud, Muscari inodorum Montandon, Botryanthus kerneri Marches., Muscari hymenophorum Heldr. ex Boiss., Muscari lelievrii Boreau, Scilla inflata Salisb., Botryanthus alpestris Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus boraeanus Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus candidus Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus compactus Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus conicus Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus festinus Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus heldreichii Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus lelievrii (Boreau) Jord. & Fourr., Botryanthus vulgaris Kunth, Botryphile botryoides (L.) Salisb., Eubotrys arvensis Raf., Muscari botryoides f. candicum Voss, Muscari kerneri var. lacteiflorum Borbás, Muscari botryoides var. lelievrii (Boreau) Baker, Botryanthus vulgaris var. transsilvanicus (Schur) Nyman, Botryanthus odorus var. compactus (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman, Muscari botryoides subsp. kerneri (Marches.) K.Richt., Muscari botryoides subsp. transsilvanicum (Schur) Soó, Botryanthus vulgaris var. kerneri (Marches.) Nyman, Muscari kerneri (Marches.) Soldano, Muscari botryoides var. lacteiflorum (Borbás) Soó, Muscari strangwaisii Kotschy ex Baker

Watering

Water thoroughly only when soil is dry, in every 4-5 days

Sunlight

Long-day plant, put in sunny places, but avoid strong sunlight at noon

Soil

Peat and perlite mixed

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove the withered parts on the ground after flowering, leaving bulbs for germination in the next year

About this plant

Origin
Holland
Category
Hyacinthaceae, Hyacinthus
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 16-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-April, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
blue, pink, white, yellow, purple, yellow, crimson, red
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