Beginner gardeners and veterans alike will love to follow simple growing tips for the trusty Grape Hyacinth or Muscari because of their reliability year after year. Gardeners will enjoy these little springtime flower spikes even more now that they come in powder puff pink! New gardeners will enjoy the certainty of a pretty show of unusual pink blooms for their efforts, and more experienced gardeners will gain satisfaction from planting a new color of a loyal plant that has always served them well.

The new pastel pink flowers with their bell-like appearance will surely ring the changes in the spring gardens of green-fingered enthusiasts who are more used to seeing the powder blue spikes of the grape hyacinth adorning their flower beds. The new pink variety is just as 'at home ' there as it's sapphire relative, and will be more of a talking point due to the unusual color.

For successful growing, it is best to order your bulbs in the Fall. The trusty Grape Hyacinth is pretty foolproof, but it is still wise to get fresh healthy bulbs and check for any signs of damp, disease or rot before planting.

Choose the spot where you want your coral pink Grape Hyacinths to shine, and be ready to add a little compost if the ground is very poor or thin. Grape Hyacinths are not particularly fussy and will grow well in most places and soils, but by all means go ahead and improve the soil a little if at all concerned about getting a successful display. Gardeners in wilder zones will be pleased to hear that the Grape Hyacinth is fairly resistant to the attentions of grazing deer.

Most planting locations in zones three through nine are fine for the hardy Grape Hyacinths, including flower beds, path-side beds,containers and pots and raised beds. Remember the companion planting as you set the bulbs in the ground (about three inches deep) as the flower spikes will reach twenty to twenty five cms. Consider the colors, shapes and sizes of the other plants that will bloom around them at the same time the latter part of spring to summer. The pretty rosy spikes will happily flower in full sun, naturalizing and spreading to fill any gaps in the border.

In fact, the Grape Hyacinths are usually so happy in the garden or backyard that they will become very confident and strong and start to spread everywhere, so be ready to do some hefty dividing! The best time to do this is in July or August. Why not take a few to put in elegant containers near the doors and windows, so they can even be admired from inside on rainy spring days?

The new pink shades of the reliable Grape Hyacinth are sure to stir some interest from family and neighbors alike.

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