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Grape hyacinth flowers

(Muscari armeniacum Leichtl. ex Bak.)

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Flower photos > Garden plants > Spring Flowering Plants > Muscari armeniacum Leichtl. ex Bak. (Grape hyacinth) flower

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Muscari armeniacum Leichtl. ex Bak. (Grape hyacinth) flowers

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My short words

In the spring, when I was walking in the nearby park, I noticed the flower's gentleness.
The petals had some tenderness but also some gentle shape that looked like a carving by nature.

I couldn't leave them for a while.

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Data
Common name:	Grape hyacinth
Japanese name:	ムスカリ (Musukari)
Scientific name:	Muscari armeniacum Leichtl. ex Bak.
Family name:	Asparagaceae
Date taken:	March 29, 2015
Place:	A lakeside park in Fukuoka, Japan

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References

1. 2014 Encyclopedia Nipponica (Digital version), Shogakukan - Muscari; M. armeniacum Leichtl. ex Bak.
2. 2014 Encyclopedia Nipponica (Digital version), Shogakukan - Liliaceae
3. The Encyclopædia Britannica 15th edition - Liliaceae
4. Wikipedia.org - Muscari
5. Wikipedia.org - Muscari armeniacum
6. Wikipedia.org - Asparagaceae; Old family name was Liliaceae