Below is our palette of crocuses which will be available in the autumn of this year. These will be available in September and October, ready to be planted ASAP. Later (in the spring), they will be only available in pots to guarantee that you get blooms.
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Crocuses in general will bloom in early spring just after the snowdrops (galanthus), which for us on Vancouver Island is around February. They naturalize readily, and will return year after year.
Pale yellow flowers with deeper throats and orange anthers. It bunches and naturalizes over time. Earliest to bloom of the crocuses. Deer resistant. 4-6″ tall.
10 / $3.50
This cheerful yellow bloom sports a black stripe like a racing bumblebee. It bunches and naturalizes over time. Earliest to bloom of the crocuses. Deer resistant. 4-6″ tall.
10 / $4.50
Fast spreading, Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’ boasts rich red-purple, star-shaped flowers adorned with bright orange anthers. The grass-like foliage displays narrow, median silvery stripes. Born on sturdy stems, the blooms withstand wind and rain. A member of the “Tommies” subspecies, that are renowned for their profuse flowering and spontaneous self-propagation making this crocus a very great choice for naturalizing. Once the corms of ‘Ruby Giant’ have established themselves, their flowers will emerge year after year in seemingly infinite numbers. This early spring-flowering crocus is one of the best for naturalizing in grass. 3-4” tall.
Special Bulk Pricing: 20/$5.50
Creamy white flowers with yellow hearts. It bunches and naturalizes over time. Earliest to bloom of the crocuses. Deer resistant. 4-6″ tall.
10 / $4.50
Incredibly ravishing with its pale lilac petals flamed dark plum on the outside, and a paler lavender-purple on the inside with contrasting yellow anthers. Blooms are quite small, but are produced in such profusion (4-7 per bulb) that they make up for their small stature. Its narrow grass-like foliage has a very thin central silver stripe. Blooming early in the season, the blooms open only when there is a lot of light; they close up in rainy weather and at night. Did you know that crocus bulbs remaining in the ground will always bloom a bit earlier than the ones planted in the previous year? 3” tall.
10 / $6.50
Vigorous, Crocus tommasinianus ‘Whitewell Purple’ features elegant, slender-petalled, purple flowers adorned with silvery mauve inside and bright orange anthers. The grass-like foliage displays narrow, median silvery stripes. Borne on sturdy stems, the blooms withstand wind and rain. A member of the “Tommies” subspecies, that are renowned for their profuse flowering and spontaneous self-propagation making this crocus a very great choice for naturalizing. Once the corms of ‘Whitewell Purple’ have established themselves, their flowers will emerge year after year in seemingly infinite numbers. This early spring-flowering crocus is one of the best for naturalizing in grass. 3-4”
Special Bulk Pricing: 20 / $5.50