Crocus mixed colour collection

large flowering crocus bulbs

30 bulbs £5.99 Email me when in stock
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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: gritty, poor to moderately-fertile, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast-growing
  • Flowering period: March and April
  • Flower colour: mixed
  • Other features: slender, strap-shaped, dull green leaves
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Bulb size: 7/8

    Shades of purple, lilac-blue, striped, orange and white make up this lush mix of goblet-shaped flowers that appear in March and April above slender, strap-shaped leaves. These vigorous, large-flowered Dutch crocuses are perfect for naturalising in the lawn or allowing to meander through the front of a sunny, well-drained site. To achieve a naturalistic effect broadcast small handfuls of bulbs, planting them where they fall.

  • Garden care: Plant bulbs in naturalistic drifts 10cm (4in) deep in September or October. Where bulbs are planted in grass do not cut the grass until after the leaves have died back.
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species daffodil bulbs

One for the alpine bed

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10 bulbs available to order from summer 2013
Hyacinthus orientalis Pink Pearl

Hyacinthus orientalis 'Pink Pearl'

'prepared' hyacinth bulbs

Soft, rose pink flowers forming a dense, cylindrical cluster

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Hyacinthus orientalis 'Delft Blue'

garden hyacinth bulbs

Highly scented blue flowers

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Anemone blanda blue-flowered

Anemone blanda blue-flowered

winter windflower blue-flowered bulbs

A carpet of bright blue daisy-like flowers

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25 bulbs available to order from summer 2013
 

Plant spring bulbs

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