I believe this is Bellevalia pycnantha, also known as Muscari paradoxum. It looks much like a grape hyacinth, although the color is a difficult-to-photograph but dramatic dark navy blue (compare to my earlier post on muscari), and individual flowers are angular rather than globular. It blooms rather late in muscari season. The combination of dark flowers and strong upright leaves makes for a plant larger and more elegant than the floppy leaves and forthright casual flowers of Muscari armeniacum. It is not a flower that will grab your attention from 30 feet away, or from 5 feet away for that matter. One has to look for them. But they are certainly worth looking for. I'd like to combine them with something cream colored that blooms at the same time.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
bellevalia
I believe this is Bellevalia pycnantha, also known as Muscari paradoxum. It looks much like a grape hyacinth, although the color is a difficult-to-photograph but dramatic dark navy blue (compare to my earlier post on muscari), and individual flowers are angular rather than globular. It blooms rather late in muscari season. The combination of dark flowers and strong upright leaves makes for a plant larger and more elegant than the floppy leaves and forthright casual flowers of Muscari armeniacum. It is not a flower that will grab your attention from 30 feet away, or from 5 feet away for that matter. One has to look for them. But they are certainly worth looking for. I'd like to combine them with something cream colored that blooms at the same time.
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