Crocus Spring Beauty Bulbs
£9.00
notes
Crocus Spring Beauty produces wonderful blue flowers which bear a brushstroke of purple on the outside of the petals. Ideal for cultivation in rockeries or borders, naturalising in grass or planting in patio pots and indoor bowls, they are most attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.
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Dimensions
- Pack size: 30 bulbs / 150 bulbs
- Height and Spread: up to 15cm (6in) x W: 7cm (3in) in 2-5 years
Features
notes
Crocus Spring Beauty produces wonderful blue flowers which bear a brushstroke of purple on the outside of the petals. Ideal for cultivation in rockeries or borders, naturalising in grass or planting in patio pots and indoor bowls, they are most attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.
Insights
For maximum impact, plant these attractive Crocuses in bold naturalistic drifts or in a container on the window sill where their painterly effect can be appreciated fully.
Details
- Flowers: February - March
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- South or West aspects
- Full sun
- Planting Time and Depth: Autumn, 10cm deep in naturalistic drifts
Care
- Bulbs are toxic to pets or humans if ingested
- Corms are vulnerable to mice and squirrels
- If planted in lawns, do not mow for six weeks after they have flowered to allow the foliage to provide energy for the corms (for next year’s flowers)
Glossary
Autumn Planting Bulbs
