MUSCARI GRAECUM

This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1882. It is found around the Mediterranean Sea, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulb can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the plant to 40 centimetre, 60 with the flower.

The name of the genus Muscari from the Greek word moschos meaning 'musk' and referring to the sweet aromatic scent of the flowers which, together with their often deep blue colouring, has made them popular in cultivation. The species name means 'Greek'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. Synonyms, Part 2: Leopoldia holzmannii (Heldr.) Heldr. Leopoldia pharmacusana Heldr. Leopoldia pinardii (Boiss.) Parl. Leopoldia pyramidalis (Tausch) Heldr. Leopoldia sartoriana Heldr. Leopoldia trojana Heldr. Muscari bouvianum Heldr. ex Rouy Muscari bulgaricum Velen. Muscari calandrinianum (Parl.) Nyman Muscari charrellii Heldr. ex Rouy Muscari comosum (L.) Mill. Muscari constrictum Tausch Muscari courtilieri Boreau Muscari cousturieri Gand. Muscari cretensium Gand. Muscari curtum (Heldr.) Boiss. Muscari giennense Pau & Cuatrec. Muscari graecum (Heldr.) Boiss. Muscari graminifolium Heldr. & Holzm. ex Rouy Muscari holzmannii (Heldr.) Hirc Muscari longissimum Medik. Muscari monstrosum (L.) Mill. Muscari paniculatum (Lam.) Medik. Muscari pharmacusanum (Heldr.) Boiss. Muscari pinardii (Boiss.) Boiss. Muscari pyramidale Tausch Muscari sartorianum (Heldr.) Boiss. Muscari segusianum E.P.Perrier & Songeon Muscari trojanum (Heldr.) Boiss. Pelotris paniculatus (Lam.) Raf. Scilla comosa (L.) Salisb. Scilla monstrosa (L.) Salisb.