Bulbous Perennials Making at www.japanese-home-gardens.com

GRAPE HYACINTH, hiVsinth, is the common name for the small, spring-blooming, bulbous perennials making up the genus Muscari of the lily family (Liliaceae). There are some 45 known species, all native to the Mediterranean region, but only one, the common grape hyacinth (Muscari botnjoides], is generally grown.

Hardy perennials are very valuable in the garden and play a major role, as most of them are relatively cheap, grow quickly, and can readily be increased in several ways, including by seed, division, or cuttings. Most of them, like trees and shrubs, live for many years. In addition, most of them, unlike trees and < shrubs, are herbaceous as they have soft stems which die down in the fall and grow again the following spring. A number of them have evergreen leaves, and one or two grow in the winter and die down in the summer. Not all herbaceous perennials are in fact hardy, but here we are concerned only with those that are. Herbaceous perennials may be used in a variety of ways in the backyard.

Experimenting with these effects is immensely enjoyable and the only way of developing your individual garden style. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, but it can be a good idea to try out color combinations with bulbs or bedding plants first, before investing time and money in planting shrubs and perennials.