Details
- Flowering Time
- February
- March
- Planting Time
- September
- October
- November
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perennial
- RHS Recommended
- Plants for Pollinators
- Perfect For
- Naturalising
- Flowering Height
- 10 cm
- Bulb Size
- 5-6/+ cm
- Colour
- Purples & Mauves
Spring Flowering Crocus Tommasinianus Hummingbird
C2159
Description
Enchanting Crocus tommasinianus ‘Hummingbird’ produces upright goblets of soft lavender-blue during February and March each year.
One of the first Crocus to flower in late winter, this delightful new variety will illuminate spring gardens, adding a wash of subtle purple-blue hues to borders, rockeries and areas of open grass.
Brilliant for attracting pollinators who are drawn to the golden-yellow stamens within the pretty floral cups.
Plant the bulbs in large groups for a striking effect. Left undisturbed, the bulbs will naturalise easily in fertile well-drained soil, in a sunny spot in the garden.
Care Guide
Corms should be planted about 8cm (3”) deep in any good fertile garden soil. The winter and spring-flowering species are well suited to the rock garden or the front of borders, and the later Dutch varieties for groups, edging borders or naturalising.
For the best results, plant 8-10cm (3-4”) deep, 5cm (2”) apart, and leave undisturbed. Croci are suitable for a pot or bowl culture, with the exception of large-flowered Yellow Crocus, and may also be grown in pebbles and water. It is important to remember that they must not be forced too hard, as too much heat or dryness in the atmosphere will lead to excess of leaf and no flower.
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