The Carien Crocus Collection in a Gift Box (150 corms)
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- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Naturalises
- Perfect for Pots
Named after my brilliant Dutch garden designer friend, Carien van Boxtel, this is a truly wonderful crocus collection which kicks off a succession of naturalised bulbs in her lawn in Zaltbommel, south of Amsterdam. All the crocus here have been thriving and spreading for years; they are the prettiest, most delicate looking forms, and are now available in a beautiful Sarah Raven gift box, all packed ready to give to your gardening family and friends. Wonderful
- Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
- Crocus biflorus 'Blue Pearl'
- Crocus tommasinianus
- Crocus. chrysanthus. var. fuscotinctus
- Crocus chrysanthus 'Snow Bunting'
- Crocus vernus
Gift box measures L.33.5cm x W.22.5cm x H.11cm
- Exclusive
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Naturalises
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Position
- Border (Front), Container Garden, In Grass
- Soil
- Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Fertile, Sandy
- Flowers
- February - March
- Height
- 8-10cm (3-4in)
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Spread
- Plant 8-10cm (3-4in) deep, 10cm (4in) apart.
- Cultivation
- Plant outdoors September - November.
Care Tips
Can be naturalised easily In Grass but wait until the foliage has died down in June to cut the grass.
Flowering Time
February - March