Heirloom Crocus Bulbs
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| Order NOW for delivery this fall. We’ll ship these fall-planted bulbs in October. |
  “pink” Roseus, 1924 | WHY GROW CROCUS? There’s always room for crocus! You can squeeze hundreds into empty scraps of space. They bloom when you’re hungriest for flowers. They multiply quickly. And their thin, wispy foliage disappears quickly. CROCUS HISTORY — Native from Spain to Afghanistan, crocus have been cherished in gardens since at least the 1500s. To learn more, click here. TIPS FOR SUCCESS — Though they love sun, crocus often thrive in the shade of trees, shrubs, and perennials, too. To learn more, click here. |
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Herald the new year’s renaissance with this tapestry of purple, white, lavender, gold, and striped crocus. 25 corms – 5 each of 5 of our gems – all individually labeled. Zones 4-7, from Holland. |
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Radiant against the moist dark earth of spring, these slender-petaled stars are as eager and prolific as all of our tommies. You’ll enjoy multiple blooms per corm, and a “Starry Night” that gets better every year. C. tommasinianus, Zones 5b-8a. Chart to compare |
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Once known as the “Turkey crocus,” this small, early, vigorously multiplying charmer was grown in gardens by 1587 and appears in virtually every bulb catalog of the 1800s.
Bees flock to it. C. angustifolius, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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This long-loved Victorian king combines mostly striped petals with mostly purple ones for a look that’s charmingly imperfect, like Grandma’s patchwork quilt. C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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Gotta have it! The most popular crocus of the past 300 years — vibrant orange-yellow, like molten sun. C. x luteus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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Its name may be a troubling anachronism, but this old crocus is too special to let go extinct. It’s the world’s deepest, darkest crocus, with midnight purple petals set off by a heart of gold and a tiny edging of silver. All but lost, it was preserved by one far-sighted collector in Latvia. C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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Add some zing to your spring with this jewel-box crocus. Its soft lavender petals are tipped with deep purple for a glittering, almost polka-dotted effect. No, it’s not cheap, but it may be our most exciting crocus, and it self-sows happily! C. tommasinianus, zones 5b-8a, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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A PINK crocus? Not quite, but it’s the closest any crocus gets to pink, a soft lavender-rose that’s utterly unique. Adding to its charms, it throws open its petals exuberantly in the sun, making a constellation of tiny pink stars that just gets better every year. C. tommasinianus, zones 5b-8a, from Holland. Chart to compare. |
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