Shipping country and language
Your country of residence may be:
Your country of residence is:
For a better user experience on our website, you can select:
Your shipping country:
We only deliver seed and bulb products to your country. If you add other products to your basket, they cannot be shipped.
Language:
My Account
Hello
My wish lists
Plantfit
Log in / Register
Existing customer?
New customer?
Create an account to track your orders, access our customer service and, if you wish, make the most of our upcoming offers.
Muscari botryoides Superstar - Grape Hyacinth
Order in the next for dispatch today!
Dispatch by letter from €3.90.
Delivery charge from €5.90 Oversize package delivery charge from €6.90.
{displayProductInfo();})" >More information
This item is not available in your country.
Schedule delivery date,
and select date in basket
This plant carries a 6 months recovery warranty
More information
We guarantee the quality of our plants for a full growing cycle, and will replace at our expense any plant that fails to recover under normal climatic and planting conditions.
From €5.90 for pickup delivery and €6.90 for home delivery
Express home delivery from €8.90.
Does this plant fit my garden?
Set up your Plantfit profile →
The 'Superstar' Muscari botryoides is a charming small early-flowering bulbous plant that produces clusters of small flowers in a vibrant blue delicately edged with white. When planted in large numbers, it works wonders in a rockery, along a path, in a short grass meadow that is not mowed too early, or in a small flowerbed. Hardy and naturalizing over time, it blooms again each year between March and April. It makes a fabulous backdrop for a wide range of spring bulbs and perennials. You can also use it in containers to enjoy it up close.Â
The 'Superstar' Muscari botryoides is a horticultural selection of a botanical species called Muscari armeniacum, Muscari botryoides or Grape Hyacinth. This small bulbous plant belongs to the Asparagaceae family. It is found from Western and Southern Europe to Eastern Europe, passing through France. The Grape Hyacinth naturally grows in short grass meadows or dry meadows, on limestone soils, in cereal fields, vineyards, fallow land, and sparsely wooded areas. It has a small more or less conical bulb that produces many small daughter bulbs. The bulb produces 2 to 4 upright, linear leaves measuring 3 to 7mm wide, with a glaucous green colour, more or less flat or slightly folded in a gutter. The flowering occurs between March and late April depending on the climate. The flower stems rise 12-15cm (5-6in) above the ground. At their tip, an ovoid cluster 4 to 6cm (2in) tall blooms. In the 'Superstar' variety, each cluster is composed of many small bell-shaped flowers in blue with white edges, tightly packed together. The fertile flowers located at the top of the spike are upright and of a lighter blue. The fragrance of this flowering is not very pronounced, but it attracts pollinators. The foliage yellows and then disappears after flowering, and the bulb enters a rest period. This Grape Hyacinth naturalizes easily in light and well-drained soil.Â
Plant the 'Superstar' Muscari botryoides in groups of about ten bulbs, in a flower carpet or along a path to achieve a good decorative effect, or randomly naturalize them in a short grass meadow and at the base of bushes. It also appreciates the well-drained soil of a rockery. Its flowering gives a very blue impression, which will highlight all the other spring bulbs. It pairs particularly well with daffodils and Greek anemones, in scenes of great delicacy. Early pink or white tulips are also lovely companions for its blue flowering. In a naturally inspired garden, it requires little maintenance.
Â
Â
Â
Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
The 'Superstar' Muscari botryoides should be planted in autumn, at a depth of 8cm (3in) and a distance of 7cm (3in), in ordinary but well-drained soil, in full sun in our northern or less sunny regions. In the south, it can tolerate some afternoon shade. In heavy soils, add compost, pure coarse sand or even gravel when planting. This is because a constantly wet and waterlogged soil (in winter or summer) can cause diseases that are fatal to the plant. Divide the clumps every 5 years when the leaves have turned yellow. This variety tolerates limestone well. Dry soils in summer are not a problem when the bulb is dormant.
Planting period
Intended location
Care
This item has not been reviewed yet - be the first to leave a review about it.
Haven't found what you were looking for?
Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In order to encourage gardeners to interact and share their experiences, Promesse de fleurs offers various media enabling content to be uploaded onto its Site - in particular via the ‘Photo sharing’ module.
The User agrees to refrain from:
- Posting any content that is illegal, prejudicial, insulting, racist, inciteful to hatred, revisionist, contrary to public decency, that infringes on privacy or on the privacy rights of third parties, in particular the publicity rights of persons and goods, intellectual property rights, or the right to privacy.
- Submitting content on behalf of a third party;
- Impersonate the identity of a third party and/or publish any personal information about a third party;
In general, the User undertakes to refrain from any unethical behaviour.
All Content (in particular text, comments, files, images, photos, videos, creative works, etc.), which may be subject to property or intellectual property rights, image or other private rights, shall remain the property of the User, subject to the limited rights granted by the terms of the licence granted by Promesse de fleurs as stated below. Users are at liberty to publish or not to publish such Content on the Site, notably via the ‘Photo Sharing’ facility, and accept that this Content shall be made public and freely accessible, notably on the Internet.
Users further acknowledge, undertake to have ,and guarantee that they hold all necessary rights and permissions to publish such material on the Site, in particular with regard to the legislation in force pertaining to any privacy, property, intellectual property, image, or contractual rights, or rights of any other nature. By publishing such Content on the Site, Users acknowledge accepting full liability as publishers of the Content within the meaning of the law, and grant Promesse de fleurs, free of charge, an inclusive, worldwide licence for the said Content for the entire duration of its publication, including all reproduction, representation, up/downloading, displaying, performing, transmission, and storage rights.
Users also grant permission for their name to be linked to the Content and accept that this link may not always be made available.
By engaging in posting material, Users consent to their Content becoming automatically accessible on the Internet, in particular on other sites and/or blogs and/or web pages of the Promesse de fleurs site, including in particular social pages and the Promesse de fleurs catalogue.
Users may secure the removal of entrusted content free of charge by issuing a simple request via our contact form.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.