Muscari neglectum | Grape Hyacinth
Regular price$15.00
Tax included.
The common name of the Grape Hyacinth is a reference to the clusters of small, delicate bell shaped, blue to purple urn shaped flowers, which resemble clusters of grapes. Although mostly grown as an ornamental plant, the Grape Hyacinth is also provides an excellent early and rich source of nectar for bees in spring.
In Europe it is often found in abandoned fields, scrub and in exposed rocky places and prefers a rich open well-drained soil and a sunny position, but it's easily grown in any well-drained soil. It is a perfect candidate for a rock garden or wildflower meadow.
Grape hyacinth will not grow in the shade but it is fully hardy.
This little bulb is in flower in mid to late spring. Interestingly, the flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Grows to 30 cm tall and 10 cm wide but will naturalise over time creating a gorgeous blue carpet of delicate colour in the spring.
A very ornamental and easily grown plant.
Our plants are in 1 Litre pots and contain approx 25-30 bulbs.
We have updated our shipping rates:
Depending on the number of plants you are ordering the cost of freight will vary as indicated by the shipping rates below.
- Auckland City | $12 minimum
- Middle North Island | $15 minimum
- Rest of North Island | $16 minimum
- South Island | $25 minimum
Please note... Shipping to South Island is applied as Economy by default. If you wish to upgrade your order to overnight courier, please add this to the note section of your order or get in touch with us and we will contact you with the price difference and await your confirmation.
If your order exceeds calculated shipping rates (Shipping rates are calculated to 108kg maximum = approx. 108 x 1 Litre sized plants), please contact us for assistance at hello@puririlaneaddenbrooke.co.nz to organize shipping arrangements.
Upon checking out, the freight charged is applied based on weight and your location, including rural destinations.
- All of our orders are dispatched using NZ Post which is a fully tracked service
- Our freight price is calculated by weight and volume based on pricing provided by NZ Post. For plant orders, you may wish to order the maximum number of plants that will fit in a box to make freight more cost-effective or perhaps share an order with a friend (e.g. In most cases up to 4 standard 1 Litre sized plants can fit in one of our smaller boxes and is the most cost-effective at the lowest shipping rate. However, areas such as Auckland or the Middle North Island may allow up to 12 standard 1 Litre sized plants before the next level shipping rate applied.)
- Plant orders will only be dispatched on Monday's and Tuesday's this will ensure that your order is not held in a depot over the weekend
- All parcels are set at "Authority to leave" which means if you're not home at the time of delivery the courier will leave your parcel in a safe place on your property
- Most NZ Post deliveries are a two-day service with the exception of rural and South Island delivery which may add up to two days.
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