a purple splash in a very grey day (Crocus)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Crocus
Date:	11/03/08 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: great hardy plant

Disadvantages: none

Crocuses are one of if not the most hardy bulb you could plant in your garden, they tolerate even the coldest weather and begin to grow as soon as the soil begins to defrost, mine began growing in december this year because of how mild it has been. It doesnt matter if it freezes or snows after they have began to grow as they will be fine.

You can get crocuses in a few different colours but the most common colours are white, orange, blue and yellow. I have got the blue and white in my garden although i think my blue crocuses look more purple than blue.

Crocus bulbs grow new bulbs at the sides of the old bulbs each year so you get a choice here, if you would like a clump of crocuses together you can just leave them and they will all grow back next year or you can dig your bulbs up and split them but if you do remember not to replant them untill september or you will confuse the plant.

You need to plant your bulbs about 2 inches deep into the soil and you can put them as close together as you like as they dont need a lot of space and only grow to about 3 inches high.

I havent put mine in the boarders but in my grass as the time of year they flower you dont cut the grass so they have died off before it is time to cut your grass again and look lovely. I tried to plant them in a spiral pattern but it doesnt look much like a pattern now as there are clumps of them as i dont want to dig holes in my grass to split the bulbs.

These have beautiful flowers and give a lovely splash of colour to any garden during the dull winter months, you could also put them in container tubs as they are not very big if you wanted to.

Summary: a brilliant plant that replaces it self and grows year in year out