Purple Crocus Bulbs

Then watch them spread and multiply by leaps and bounds. They'll surprise you, they'll cheer you, and they'll lift you out of winter's doldrums. Our selection of Crocus includes several colors of strong and hardy bulbs.

Bring them into the house~they will bloom about four weeks later. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

Pristine pure white Crocus flowers reveal bright-orange pistils on stems 4-6" tall. (Crocus vernus) Joan of Arc's appeal also comes from its charming purple-tinged base and its elegant shape, which attracts attention at every stage.

Tricolor bloom early, like all wild crocus, and if planted this fall, will greet you in early spring with gorgeous purple, orange, and white blooms. (Crocus sieberi) Tricolor's blooms are just this – A striking orange center edged in bright white and...

This mix of purple, white and yellow Crocus will pop up in early spring through the snow. Tough yet cheerful, when this mix starts blooming you'll know spring is here!

Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens. Plant this beauty along walkways or in your lawn for amazing early spring color.

Bring them into the house~they will bloom about four weeks later. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

The more you plant, the better it will look. (Crocus flavus) One caveat: If you plant in the lawn, wait 6 weeks after flowers bloom to mow. Plant in large groups for spectacular color.

Add these jewel-toned beauties to your wildflower collection and you'll enjoy them for years. Tricolor bloom early, like all wild crocus, and if planted this fall, will greet you in early spring with gorgeous purple, orange, and white blooms.

Add these jewel-toned beauties to your wildflower collection, and you'll enjoy them for years. Unlike the Dutch crocus group of hybrids, these are true 'wild bulbs'--species crocus that grow in the wild in Greece and other areas.

Bring them into the house~they will bloom about four weeks later. Pot them up every two weeks starting in mid-October and prechill them at a consistent, 38 to 45 degrees F in the dark for eight to ten weeks with moderate watering.

This Dutch Crocus mix creates a rich blue and purple pool of color. Stunning in the spring lawn. (Crocus vernus)

You can use it immediately in the fresh form, or dry it for later use. In just weeks, you'll see them poking up through the ground, and before you know it they're in bloom, just when everything else in your garden is almost finished! It's a wonderful...

So plant either or both, and enjoy some brilliant spring color in your garden when you need it the most--in fall!' One Colchicum bulb will send up between 5 and 10 stems, and each one will soon bear a flower.

Very easy to grow. Featuring a double-sized green tin pot, soil medium and 12 high quality saffron corms, you can expect gorgeous, lavender blooms to appear just weeks after planting.

The foliage is very cold durable and can even persist under a thick blanket of snow. Because crocus cold hardiness goes down to -20 degrees, an incident cold enough to hurt them would be rare and only in the chilliest zones.Spring cold temperatures do...

Every two to three years, crocus clumps should be divided in fall when they are dormant. Dig up the clump and cut it into pieces with several bulbs attached and at least four healthy stems.Fertilize crocus beds with a slow release fertilizer in fall according...

The best time when to plant crocus is early in autumn, as soon as you can buy them. Plant them in the open rather than the shade (unless you live in the South) because crocuses like plenty of sunshine.You can plant them in the lawn, but for proper crocus...

Besides its use as a poison, autumn crocus bulbs have long been utilized for medicinal purposes as well.The plant was mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus, the oldest known medical text, prepared by the Egyptians around 1550 B.C. Thirty-five centuries later,...

Crocus offsets are new bulbs that form around the original bulb. Keep in mind that small offshoot bulbils may take a year or more to produce flowers.Choose a location with plenty of sun.

(1-7 C.).freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Once the bulbs begin to sprout, move the pot to a brighter location and provide warmer indoor temperatures, like that of at least 50 or 60 F.

For a truly natural look, just scatter a handful of bulbs and plant them where they fall. Just imagine a lawn filled with blooms in colors such as bright purple, white, gold, pink or pale lavender.

The correct timing will ensure healthy corms with plenty of stored energy for maximum blooms.of 6 to 8 weeks before sprouting time. In many regions, digging and storing crocus bulbs isn't necessary but, in cold climes, the corms will have a better chance...

It would seem that as long as they get in the ground they will grow when it is time, but actuallyrequire certain conditions to break dormancy. You need to know when to plant crocus.

For color soon after the first of each year, consider this crocus species. Read the label carefully; some forms Scottish Crocus forms bloom in autumn.). This species, which increases quickly, is also available in mauve and lavender.

It also needs to be organic rich. Even the best planting area may suffer from non-flowering crocus. In warmer climates, choose varieties with lower chilling requirements. You planted the corms in fall, fluffed up the soil and fertilized the root zone...

Wrote an article introducing us to the Dutch hybrid crocus and the Tommie crocusThe more common Dutch hybrid crocus include 'Purpureus', 'Pickwick', 'Jeanne d'Arc', 'Remembrance' and 'Yellow Mammoth'If you check out specialty bulb nurseries, you may indeed...