Details
- Flowering Time
- September
- October
- Planting Time
- September
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perennial
- RHS Recommended
- Award of Garden Merit
- Plants for Pollinators
- Perfect For
- Autumn Flowering
- Naturalising
- Flowering Height
- 10 cm
- Bulb Size
- 7/8 cm
- Colour
- Purples & Mauves
Autumn Flowering Crocus Zonatus
C2059
Description
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.
Care Guide
The autumn-flowering species should be planted in August and September- the earlier the planting the better the result. Corms should be planted about 8cm (3”) deep in any good fertile garden soil.
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, 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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