Gardeners who make sure that flowering begins in early spring, always grow muscari flowers (photos can be easily found). They open first, in warmer areas - in March, please the eye for 2 months, and then rest. Grow shrubs of small height: from 10 to 20 cm, and on good soils and with proper care up to 30 cm. Small aromatic cones of 0.5 cm long include up to 50 flowers. Their color is diverse: blue, violet, lilac, white, blue with a white border, pale yellow. Muscari is especially beautiful Armenian, which has pale blue flowers surrounded by a white border and having a very pleasant smell.
Choosing a place to land
Muscari, the planting and care of which is quite simple, always responds to the care of a gardener with bright and abundant flowering. They love the sun, but they can grow and blossom in the shade. Muscari are planted in rock gardens, in separate groups, they make paths, rabatki, flowerbeds, borders. They look spectacular in small gardens in the form of lawns, lawns. They can be planted under trees: with early flowering of mouse hyacinth (the second name of this plant), the foliage beginning to turn green does not obscure, it does not interfere with growth. But, despite the unpretentiousness of Muscari, planting and care under evergreen shrubs will not lead to the desired result. There the flowers dry. But under the peonies, in their roots, you can plant without fear, - the decorative culture will only increase, and free up space for other plants.
Breeding
These flowers love loose, slightly acidic, air-permeable, well-drained soil. Where soil moisture is elevated, in lowlands with stagnation of water, plants die. After the muscari has been planted, planting and care will be required in the future after a few years, when the bush grows very much. You can propagate flowers with bulbs and seeds. The most reliable method is the separation and planting of bulbs. They are small and although they grow well, they do not interfere with each other, and therefore do not require annual division. In addition, mouse hyacinth grows well in the nest. The more fertile the soil, the larger the bulbs grow, the brighter and longer the flowering, the easier they take root in a new place. Separation of nests is carried out no more than once every 3 years, at the very beginning of autumn. Bulbs of mouse hyacinth should be planted immediately after division, into pits 7 cm deep, at a distance of 5-10 cm, and always in groups.
Nutrition and watering plants
It is important that for muscari, planting and care begin simultaneously: organic fertilizers are applied immediately (compost - 5 kg per square meter). In the spring, when the snow has not yet melted, it is advisable to introduce mineral fertilizer. As for watering, it is necessary only at the beginning of growth. During the vegetative dormancy period - and this is practically the whole summer, watering is harmful. Good care of flowers in the garden will provide abundant flowering, better prepare for propagation. Mouse hyacinth is winter-hardy and it is sheltered for the winter only after the initial planting, and then it winteres safely in any climate zone and in early spring pleases with plentiful flowers, revitalizes the garden.