Grape Hyacinth

Florida Blue

About Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Grape Hyacinth

Florida Blue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Origin

Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Muscari armeniacum

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Number of Varieties

3010

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, Open areas, Terrestrial

Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.00 cm8.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive, Blue Violet

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Crown rot, Slugs

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Stimulates new cell growth

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers

Flowers

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MUSCARI

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Common Name

Grape Hyacinth

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

In Hindi

अंगूर जलकुंभी

Lisianthus

In German

Traubenhyazinthen

Lisianthus

In French

Muscari

Lisianthus

In Spanish

Muscari

Lisianthus

In Greek

grape hyacinth

Lisianthus

In Portuguese

Muscari

Lisianthus

In Polish

Szafirek

Eustoma

In Latin

Muscari

Lisianthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Gentianales

Family

Asparagaceae

Gentianaceae

Genus

Muscari

Eustoma

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

423

1 27800

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Properties of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue. Grape Hyacinth doesn't have thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Grape Hyacinth does not have fragrant flowers. Grape Hyacinth has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Season and care of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Grape Hyacinth season is and Florida Blue season is . The type of soil for Grape Hyacinth is and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Grape Hyacinth is and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue Physical Information

Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Grape Hyacinth height is 15.00 cm and width 7.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue are as follows:

Grape Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive and Blue Violet
Grape Hyacinth leaf color:
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue

Care of Grape Hyacinth and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Grape Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Grape Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.