Thursday, September 11, 2014

Muscari comosum


Muscari comosum
(Syn. Leopoldia comosa)
Tassell grape hyacinth
Muscari à toupet
Native to Mediterranean region
The edible bulb is eaten in some Mediterranean countries

Bloom, 5.21.13, in a field below Lacoste
Tuft of blue to purple sterile flowers above brownish green fertile flowers
which open from dark blue buds 

Form 5.22.13

Illustration, Amédée Masclef, 1891
 
 

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