Grape Hyacinth 'Valerie Finnis'
Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus
Family)
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Height: 6 inches
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Spread: 3-4 inches
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: light, azure blue flowers
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: well-drained
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Moisture: require moist
soil in spring, followed by a little dryness in summer when they become dormant
and die back to the ground
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Use: beds, borders,
containers, rock gardens, under deciduous trees; for best visual impact, plant
in groups of at least 25 bulbs
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Care: after the
spring growing season, allow foliage to die back naturally for photosynthesis
to nourish the bulb for future years; if mulching, do not apply more than 2
inch layer over Muscari until after the surface of the ground freezes
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: species native
to southeastern Europe to Caucasus
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Notes: flowers are
sterile so it spreads very slowly via bulb offsets, unlike other grape hyacinth
species that spread very dramatically; deer and rodent resistant; produces
foliage in fall (just ignore); tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: Brent & Becky's Bulbs
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E100
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