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 Ruby Giant
C2136
Description
Striking Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’ produces vivid ruby-purple cups during February and March each year.
This outstanding, early flowering Crocus bursts into bloom seemingly overnight, when the weather is still chilly in late winter. The glorious flowers open up in bright sunshine and close up at night and during wet weather, protecting their precious golden stamens.
Wonderful for adding lively pops of colour at a time when the garden can be lacking in vibrance.
The bulbs can be planted in borders, rockeries and areas of open grass – fabulous in large drifts or patches. Left undisturbed, Crocus 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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