Blue Crocus

Plant them anywhere -- along sidewalks, under trees and even across your lawn. SHIPS IN FALL Their bright colors announce the coming of spring, sometimes even before the snow has melted.

Extremely hardy, crocus is perfect for low maintenance landscapes in combinations with snowdrops. Once planted, it multiplies quickly and comes back every spring. Low growing in bunches, Blue Pearl blooms in cool glacier blue flowers with cream-white...

Early-blooming crocuses are easy to plant, and, once established, are all but carefree. A longtime favorite of bulb-fanciers, Giant Crocus Vanguard's distinctive flower goblets are comprised of gray outer petals and purple inner petals.

Blooming in early spring, Flower Record is the center of attention; the intense purple flowers can be seen from great distance. Crocus is extremely cold hardy and one of the earliest to bloom in spring.

Plant them in large drifts in your lawn, garden or under shrubs and trees. These crocus will naturalize in your gardens and herald spring for years to come. Bulb size:9 cm.

Bulb size:9 cm. The snow might be falling, but this especially pretty crocus--with violet petals, yellow and white throats, and golden sepals--is beginning to bloom: a happy harbinger of spring and the gardening season to come.

Makes a stunning impression planted en masse, or mixed with Iris Katharina Hodgkin. Crocuses are favorites for early spring, and for good reason. Surely one of the most distinctive and beguiling of all crocuses, ‘Pickwick' boasts bright lavender petals...

When the rain is pouring and the wind howling in early spring, crocus becomes an island of enjoyment, peacefully hugging the ground and reliably blooming—a garden's best friend.

The best one to plant in mass for natural look. Extremely cold hardy and one of the earliest to bloom in spring, crocus flowers are easy to plant. Grant Maitre blooms with bright lavender blue goblets.

Bulb size: 6 cm. This gem blooms profusely with deep orange petals and it is great addition in front of the perennial border. Plant in a lawn for natural spring meadow effect, easy to naturalize, and it is best in show when planted in groups of 20 to...

Plant together with Galanthus for natural meadow-like look. Extremely cold hardy and one of the earliest to bloom in spring, crocus flowers are easy to plant. Blooming with clean white blooms and purple stems Jeanne d'Arc is pure enjoinment in early spring.

We recommend planting them with hellebore and galanthus in wooded areas for natural look and color. Crocus is extremely cold hardy and one of the earliest to bloom in spring. Crocus Yellow Mammoth is a superb yellow variety for bright color in early spring.

Read on to learn more.Spring blooming plants need chilling to force the bulb to sprout. The idea is to lightly cover the plants to protect them from extreme cold.Covers also keep the plants from being crushed by heavy snow, although, in most cases, the...

Perfect in groups and large masses. Great plant for naturalizing, in the grass, slopes, under trees. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

(Crocus vernus) Joan of Arc's appeal also comes from its charming purple-tinged base and its elegant shape, which attracts attention at every stage. Plant in groups for stunning early spring color.

Add these jewel-toned beauties to your wildflower collection and you'll enjoy them for years. Unlike the Dutch crocus group of hybrids, these are true 'wild bulbs'-- species crocus that grow in the wild in Greece and other areas.

Tough yet cheerful, when this mix starts blooming you'll know spring is here! This mix of purple, white and yellow Crocus will pop up in early spring through the snow.

Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens. Plant this beauty along walkways or in your lawn for amazing early spring color.

Crocus need a chilling period of 12 to 16 weeks before blooming, so plan accordingly when growing crocus in your garden.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Crocus bulbs need well drained soil in a sunny to...

Plant them in the open rather than the shade (unless you live in the South) because crocuses like plenty of sunshine.You can plant them in the lawn, but for proper crocus care, don't cut the grass until their leaves turn yellow and disappear.

Besides its use as a poison, autumn crocus bulbs have long been utilized for medicinal purposes as well.The plant was mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus, the oldest known medical text, prepared by the Egyptians around 1550 B.C. Thirty-five centuries later,...

Crocus offsets are new bulbs that form around the original bulb. Keep in mind that small offshoot bulbils may take a year or more to produce flowers.Choose a location with plenty of sun.

Perfect in groups and large masses. Great plant for naturalizing, in the grass, slopes, under trees. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

Planting in the lawn is simple, since the bulbs are so small, and the effect in spring is a real treat. Plant in large groups for spectacular color. One caveat: If you plant in the lawn, wait 6 weeks after flowers bloom to mow.

Growing to be only 3-4” high, plant this beauty somewhere in front where you can enjoy it! They bloom well before the Dutch Crocus, so for a long season of crocus bloom, plant them both.

That timing, combined with its low height, probably caused the comparisons to crocus.It seems to have been quite popular with gardeners at the beginning of the 20th century, as I found it mentioned in several books from that era.Such acclaim led to overharvesting,...

(10-16 C.).Maintain watering, but let the surface become dry to the touch before watering. Simply dig them out of the pot, separate and replant them.You can grow many varieties of crocus in containers, from spring-flowering varieties to fall-flowering...