Cute and colorful flowers that look like forest dwarf hats are coming!
Misha: This time I’ll try growing Muscari.
Hachibee: Muscari! It’s a small and cute flower. Well, that’s what a small person like me would say. But it does look a bit like a grape!
Misha: The basic flower color is grape-like blue, but recently garden varieties have come in variations such as white, yellow, and pink.
Hachibee: Pink grape-like flowers. I want to see this!
Misha: A pink version of Muscari, a cute little flower native to the Mediterranean. What kind of flowers will bloom? Let’s go!
Grape hyacinth”“almost weekly” cultivation report
9/24 Bulb planting
Misha: Grape hyacinths are usually grown from bulbs.
Hachibee: It’s a rather small bulb. It’s like garlic. You’ll almost eat it!
10/1 not germinated yet
Hachibee: Hmm.
10/8 Does not germinate
Hachibee: Mmmmmmm!
Misha: Hehe, you’ve turned into a “mmmm alien.” The bulbs will sprout slowly. Let’s jump ahead about a month from here.
11/12 Buds appear
Hachibee: It’s out!
Misha: The bulbs sprouted about a month and a half after I planted them. Have you noticed that the temperature is getting a little cooler?
11/19 Buds begin to appear one after another
Hachibee: It’s a little hard to see, but something like a small horn is popping out!
Misha: Perhaps they sensed the timing, and reacted to the temperature all at once.
11/26 Buds begin to open
Hachibee: The buds have opened and started to spread!
12/3 More buds open
Hachibee: It looks like it’s starting to open its mouth.
12/10 Buds begin to grow
Hachibee: The buds are gradually starting to look like leaves.
12/17 Leaves start to grow
Hachibee: New leaves have appeared!
Misha: Grapehyacinth, which starts growing when it gets much colder, is really resistant to cold.
12/24 The grass grows taller.
Hachibee: Before I knew it, I had grown taller. However, Muscari grows slowly and slowly.
Misha: I can see that they are growing properly, so those who are observing them can feel at ease.
12/31 The leaves start to grow
Hachibee: Before you know it, the leaves have become quite elongated!
1/7 Take a little break
Hachibee: The coldest time of the year! As expected, grapehyacinth is also taking a break. Cold, cold!
1/14 Another break
Hachibee: It’s cold! It’s really cold! ?
Misha: Hehehe, let’s start from here.
1/21 New leaves start to appear
Misha: It’s finally starting to grow again.
Hachibee: Grapehyacinth is well aware of the fact that the sun has warmed up just a little bit.
1/28 Leaves start to grow
Hachibee: It’s getting quite long and thin.
2/4 Leaves become longer
Hachibee: However, if you look closely, the leaves of grapehyacinth have a rather unusual shape. Doesn’t it look like an origami crane?
Misha: Yes. These thick, inwardly curled leaves seem to have excellent cold resistance.
2/11 The stems become thicker and the stock becomes stronger.
Hachibee: It looks like you’ve gotten a lot stronger.
Misha: Preparing for the buds to come out from inside the stock.
2/18 Buds appear!
Hachibee: It’s out! !
2/25 Blooming!
Hachibee: Hurry! It develops very quickly after the buds form.
Misha: Grapehyacinth had been building up its strength all winter, but it suddenly came out around March.
3/3 The petals begin to change color one after another
Hachibee: It’s a cute pink color!
Misha: It’s exciting to watch the clusters of yellow buds, which are small and hard at first, suddenly swell and change color.
3/10 Full bloom!
Hachibee: It came, it came, it came! It seems like everyone is cheering and saying “Wow!”
Misha: This time I used pink and white grapehyacinth, but pink is cute, but white grapehyacinth is also nice and refreshing.
3/24 The end
Hachibee: It’s going to close with a whoosh.
Misha: Grapehyacinth flowers bloom for about two weeks, so you can enjoy them for a relatively long time. It’s interesting how the pink flowers gradually turn white.
~One word! Grapehyacinth cultivation point ~
Cultivation difficulty：★☆☆☆☆
If you plant bulbs in autumn
Grapehyacinth flowers can be enjoyed from March.
Strong and resistant to cold
Even beginners can easily take on the challenge.
Various color variations are also available
Very popular recently!
