muscari

"Muscari" sounds like the Italian plural for "mascara" to me, and it is appropriate for the rim of white (instead of black) around the edge of the bell. It's a much more melodic name than "Grape Hyacinth." As a child, I used to hate them for their ease of growth. Now I love them. Mine (above) just started to bloom, although the plants down the street began blooming a week earlier. I need to plant more. Then again, I say that about anything that is in bloom.