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Italian Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides)
Family: Hyacinthaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Mid spring. Form: Irregular or sprawling.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
The flowers and flower buds can be pickled in vinegar. — The flowers and flower buds can be pickled in vinegar.
Habitat & North American Range
Meadows, thickets and roadsides in Eastern N. America, where it is a garden escape. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)