Friday, April 4, 2014

Grape Hyacinth (updated)

Have you ever smelled one of these?
A couple of websites said they smell like grape bubblegum.
I tried to smell this one, but I'm not sure. It just smelled sweet.
They're not even related to proper hyacinths (see one here raindrops on petals).
They're also known as muscari from the Greek word "muschos" meaning musk.
They come up every year on their own.
I admire their hardiness and constancy.

I'm not sure I would have recognized them if all I saw was the above picture.
It was a fun picture to take and it definitely flatters the flower, 
but you might recognize them better like this:

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