Muscari, Yellow Grape Hyacinth 'Golden Fragrance'

First, all other sources say this is hardy to zone 5, so this entry is incorrect.
Secondly, it is simply a floppy plant, and many ...Read Moresources make note of that. It doesn't matter how much sun it gets; mine is in full, all day sun, no shade at all and it still has floppy foliage and the flowers tend to "lean". I think it is down to most garden soil being too "rich" - this is an Aegean native, with sandy, poor soils...
But the uniqueness of this plant, coupled with the delicious fragrance, make this a gem in MY garden.

Planted this beauty in winter 2009. It started blooming in Feb 2010. Fragrance is delicious but unless you plant a min. of 25 bulbs, it...Read More doesn't make much of a statement, IMO. Per Brent & Beckys. it naturalizes but I also intend to plant more in the future to create a fragrant drift.

UPDATE April 2015: did not survive drought of 2011; plus for our area, there are much better choices for delicate, low-growing, early spring blooms, such as coreopsis. Do not recommend for our area. And I still believe you'd have to have a large patch of it for any notoriety.

This plant is far hardier than it is reputed to be, as it acts as a perennial in my Zone 5 garden. It prefers full sun but will grow in ...Read Morea partly shaded area, although it tends to get somewhat spindly and leggy without enough sun. It blooms about the same time as the common blue muscari, and makes a lovely combination when the two are planted together.

Although its appearance might not appeal to everyone, I would recommend growing it for the fragrance alone. The description of these bulbs, which I read at the time of the purchase, describes the fragrance as a cross between banana and gardenia, and I find this description to be quite apt. So whether you grow it for the novelty or the fragrance, this is a very interesting and little known bulb.