Is this Monkey Grass?

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    spafmagic Member

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    This stuff grows everywhere I go in my region of North Carolina. People say it's monkey grass, but when I look up monkey grass online, the flower patterns are not so uniform in the pictures as these are. And these flowers stay in the shape of a bell.

    The picture with flowers, is one of the last ones that still has them on the stem this spring.
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    What do the leaves look like?
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks more like straight-up Muscari to me.
     
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    I looked up that name, and found pictures of exactly what these look like when they are in full bloom
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Hi @spafmagic, just saw this post pop up and I thought to myself, 'I know this answer' 100% agree with Daniel Mosquin, I have it in my own garden. Another name for it is Grape Hyacinth. It's pretty but very invasive.
     

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