In article , "Warren"
wrote:

Kathryn Burlingham wrote:
Warren wrote:
Anyway, I'm thinking they look like hyacinths. The warm weather of
the past two weeks has got mine sprouting, too.

Grape hyacinth is a weed in many parts of Portland. Unless you like
it, then whee!

Grape hyacinth isn't hyacinth. It's muscari.

Muscari started sprouting in October/November. What's in the picture
isn't muscari.

There are many commonly gardened muscari species & some wait until
winter's end or spring before they appear, others are grassy starting in
Autumn, still others earlier in winter.

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