Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Origin
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
Mexico
Types
Muscari armeniacum
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Number of Varieties
3020
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas, Terrestrial
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Crown rot, Slugs
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Mealybugs
Allergy
Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stimulates new cell growth
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Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
MUSCARI
OTATEA acuminata
Common Name
Grape Hyacinth
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
In Hindi
अंगूर जलकुंभी
मैक्सिकन बांस
In German
Traubenhyazinthen
Mexican Bambus
In French
Muscari
Bamboo mexicaine
In Spanish
Muscari
bambú mexicana
In Greek
grape hyacinth
Μεξικού μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Muscari
Bamboo Mexican
In Polish
Szafirek
Mexican Bamboo
In Latin
Muscari
Mexicanus Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Asparagales
Poales
Family
Asparagaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Muscari
Otatea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
-
Number of Species
4255
1
27800
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