Mark Taylor / Woodland of juniper with Grape Hyacinth {Muscari armeniacum} flowering and limestone boulders, Kizildag National Park, Turkey.

Mark Taylor / Grape Hyacinth {Muscari armeniacum} in flower, Kizildag National Park, Turkey.

Mark Taylor / Grape Hyacinth {Muscari armeniacum} in flower amongst limestone boulders in Juniper Woodland, Kizildag National Park, Turkey.

Mark Taylor / Grape Hyacinth {Muscari armeniacum} flowers, Kizildag National Park, Turkey.

Eric Baccega / Hyacinth macaw {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} head profile.

Tim Fitzharris / Bee Fly (Anthrax analis) hovering over wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides), British Columbia, Canada

John Downer / Tassle hyacinth {Muscari comosum} and Common poppy {Papaver rhoeas} flowers Israel

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive species, flowering, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive species, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Francois Savigny / Hyacinth macaw portrait {Anodorhynchus hyacinthus} captive, Ecuador

Silvia Reiche / Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly male on Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides), Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Hyacinth (Hyacinthus sp) bulb blooming, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Hyacinth (Hyacinthus sp) flower, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Hyacinth (Hyacinthus sp) flower, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Hyacinth (Hyacinthus sp) flowers, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Franco Banfi / Water hyacinth (Eichhornia sp.) in flower underwater, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Grape hyacinth (Muscari neglectum) in flower, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Springtime floral displays with Tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.), Istanbul, Turkey. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Springtime floral displays with Tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.), Istanbul, Turkey. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpina) with Apennine wallflower (Erysimum pseudorhaeticum) and Grape hyacinth (Muscari commutatum) in flower, with Mount Vettore in the background above the Piano Grand...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpina) with Apennine wallflower (Erysimum pseudorhaeticum) and Grape hyacinth (Muscari commutatum) in flower, with Mount Vettore in the background above the Piano Grand...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mountain meadow flora with Green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), Mountain valerian (Valerianella montana), Grape hyacinth (Musacri commutatum), Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Linda Pitkin / Watercolour painting of Grape hyacinth (Muscari). Botanical illustration by Linda Pitkin.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine turf with Alpine forget-me-nots (Myosotis alpina), Basil thyme (Acinos arvensis) and a few Dark grape hyacinths (Muscari commutatum), Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Phil Savoie / Smeathmans furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) visiting Grape Hyacinth (Muscari sp.). At 4.5 mm average size one of the smallest bees in the UK, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, March.

David Perpinan / Male Solitary bee (Anthophora romandii) taking nectar from Grape hyacinth (Muscari neglectum) flowers, Barcelona, Spain, March.

Nick Garbutt / Cultivated Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) flowers in field. Keukenhof Flower Gardens, Lisse, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. April 2016.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Leopoldia longipes in flower, As Sayh, Musandam, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Leopoldia longipes in flower, As Sayh, Musandam, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Leopoldia longipes in flower, As Sayh, Musandam, Oman, January

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) visiting Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp.). At 4.5 mm average size, this is one of the smallest bees in the UK, small enough to crawl inside a Grape Hya...

Nigel Cattlin / Aborted flowering hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) bulb pot plant with grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) infection