Autumn Flowering Crocus
These unusual Autumn Flowering Crocus bloom September - October. Excellent for naturalising.
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Sativus
CAM30
From the Quiet Earth, Something More Precious Than Gold.
Some plants offer beauty. Some plants offer flavour. Some plants offer something rare. Crocus sativus offers all three… and with the addition of refined elegance.
This set of 25 premium flowering corms arrives with you in September, ready for immediate planting. Within weeks, these will produce violet blooms which stand apart in the autumn garden, not just for their rare timing, but for what they carry: the crimson threads of true saffron, more valuable than gold.
Advance Order Offer (limited numbers): 25 premium flowering Crocus sativus corms
Normal price with delivery £32.95, offer price £19.75 with FREE delivery, giving you a 40% saving.
There is something quietly gratifying about growing your own saffron. No grand gesture, just the calm reward of tending a flower with centuries of heritage and an unmistakable presence.
These are more than decorative crocus. These are the cultivated lineage of the world’s most storied spice, grown in your soil, by your hand. The experience is as refined as the result: vibrant late-season colour, a window of harvest, and the pleasure of using something from your own garden in your own kitchen.
Each year, de Jager’s Crocus sativus corms are one of our most requested varieties—chosen by gardeners who appreciate quality, seek something quietly extraordinary and which will effortlessly regrow every October.
Available in limited numbers, and once this autumn’s batch is spoken for, we will not offer more until next year.
Reserve your 25 now. Delivery is September for flowering in October. When the garden begins to still, these will just be beginning.
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Oxonian
C2068
Large, soft-purple flowers with deep blue veining bloom atop bare stems during September and October on Crocus ‘Oxonian’.
A cluster of bold orange anthers are held in the centre of each goblet-like bloom, attracting bees and pollinators late into the season as the flowers open wide in autumn sunshine.
Scatter the bulbs to flower in exquisite purple drifts through grass or garden borders, and edge pathways with their pretty cup-shaped blooms in amethyst tones, shining against a backdrop of late-flowering perennials and foliage.
Crocus ‘Oxonian’ will naturalise readily in rich, well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade.
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Sativus
C2054
This exquisite Crocus is the variety used to produce the luxurious and highly prized spice, saffron. Crocus ‘Sativus’ puts on a show-stopping display in the autumn garden, when its lilac, cup-shaped flowers bloom, opening wide to expose the long brilliant-red pistils.
Dark purple veining streaks the lighter-shaded petals - details which must be seen up close to be appreciated and which allow the brightly coloured stamens to pop.
Scatter the bulbs to flower in colourful, naturalistic drifts through grass or garden borders, adding interest to the autumn garden when all else if often starting to fade.
Crocus ‘Sativus’ will naturalise beautifully in rich, well-drained soil in full sun.
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Speciosus Albus
C2063
Pure white petals unfold during autumn, revealing a pretty cluster of rich-orange stamens on Crocus ‘Speciosus Albus’.
One of the first Crocus to bloom in September, this charming variety has been granted an Award of Garden Merit from The Royal Horticultural Society for its reliability, ethereal looks and excellent garden qualities.
Leaves appear in spring and fade during summer before the elegant flowers bloom, topping smooth bare stems.
These unusual Croci are invaluable for late season interest in the garden and look exquisite flowering in ribbons or clumps through the front of an autumn border and in grass beneath a mature tree.
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Cassiope
C2057
Elegant violet-blue petals sweep wide in autumn sunlight, each bloom of the autumn flowering crocus Speciosus Cassiope is crowned with bright saffron anthers.
Plant in dappled shade or beneath deciduous trees for naturalised success. Arriving just as other flowers fade, these crocuses create a final flourish before winter’s hush. No foliage until spring—just flowers rising clean.
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Speciosus Conqueror
C2058
Brilliant, violet-blue, goblet-shaped flowers appear during September and October on Crocus speciosus ‘Conqueror’.
A fabulous choice of autumn crocus for naturalising in open spaces of grass or near the front of a large border, against a backdrop of foliage such as lush ferns. Invaluable for adding a splash of late season colour and attracting pollinators, speciosus ‘Conqueror’ is one of the earliest varieties of autumn flowering crocus to bloom.
Leaves appear in spring and fade during the summer months, before the elegant flowers bloom atop bare stems.
A sunny position and fertile, well-drained soil is essential for these wonderful bulbs to thrive.
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Speciosus SSP Speciosus
C2055
Rapidly naturalising Crocus ‘Speciosus SSP Speciosus’ is a wonderful choice of autumn crocus to plant in open spaces of grass, or near the front of a border against a backdrop of foliage or late-flowering perennials.
Beautiful, upstanding and bright, the lilac-blue goblets feature deep violet veining and vivid orange stigmata. The flowers are adored by bees and other visiting pollinators.
Leaves emerge in spring and remain until the late summer months, before fading to reveal sublime soft-purple flowers, topping bare stems.
These plants have been awarded a prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the RHS.
A sunny position and fertile, well-drained soil is essential for these brilliant bulbs to thrive.
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Zonatus
C2059
Stunning, periwinkle-blue, goblet-shaped flowers bloom during September and October on Crocus Zonatus (Kotschyanus).
This charming autumn crocus will naturalise beautifully in open grassy spaces and borders, creating a wonderful wave of soft lilac-blue flowers.
Known as Kotschy’s Crocus, these plants have been granted an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for their prize-winning qualities, hardiness and reliability as a garden bulb.
Look inside the beautifully veined, cup-shaped flowers to see a bright golden centre and white anthers which draw in pollinators on warm autumn days.
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Zonatus Albus
C2060
An unusual, pure white autumn-flowering Crocus – Zonatus Albus (Kotschyanus Albus) will glow with ethereal beauty in gardens from September to October.
This charming crocus will naturalise beautifully in open grassy spaces and borders and is reliable and hardy.
The chalice-shaped flowers bloom at the top of smooth stems during autumn and feature golden stamens and markings at the base of each petal inside. Combine these timeless bulbs with colourful yellow or lilac toned crocus or keep the look simple and crisp by planting alone, en masse.
Attractive to pollinators and wonderful for adding a touch of sparkle garden spaces later in the season.
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Mixed Varieties
C2061
A beautiful tonal mix of blue and white Crocus, perfect for planting to naturalise in open grassy spaces and garden borders.
This selection includes named varieties, consisting of species and hybrids in crisp white and violet-blue shades which will flower throughout September and October.
The charming, chalice-shaped flowers bloom atop of smooth stems and feature a cluster of golden stamens in the centre of each flower – extremely attractive to pollinators.
Plant in full sun or dappled shade in well-drained, fertile soil for a spectacular show which will improve year on year.