A rather lovely bulbous plant, Muscari latifolium, where the lati or latus means wide, as in the ‘wide leaved grape hyacinth’ – it develops just the one wide leaf, quite tulip like in fact. Happiest in full sun though tolerant of some light shade and do keep it from being wet in winter. The fertile, bell-shaped florets are dark violet; the sterile florets at the top of the inflorescence are a lighter blue, giving this lively effect. This variety blooms in April-May and grows up to 10″ (25cm). It is not especially hardy, tolerating down to -5C of frost, so in a pot then would be best, with some winter protection from both cold and rain.
The Teddington Gardener 