Crocus Ruby Giant Bulbs
£25.00
notes
With an abundance of slender bulbs, Crocus Ruby Giant is a delightful spring-flowering variety, that brings some opulent colour to a garden border. The deep purple petals delicately fade to a silvery white towards the centre. Perfect for planting in rockeries, terrace containers or naturalising in drifts upon the grass, where their sweet fragrance will attract pollinators.
Dimensions
Height & Spread: H: 8cm, W: 5cm
Features
notes
With an abundance of slender bulbs, Crocus Ruby Giant is a delightful spring-flowering variety, that brings some opulent colour to a garden border. The deep purple petals delicately fade to a silvery white towards the centre. Perfect for planting in rockeries, terrace containers or naturalising in drifts upon the grass, where their sweet fragrance will attract pollinators.
Details
- Flowers: February - March
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- West, East or South aspects
- Full sun
- Planting Time and Depth: Autumn, 5cm deep in naturalistic drifts- for best effect plant 100-150 corms
Care
- Bulbs are toxic to pets or humans if ingested
- Corms are vulnerable to mice and squirrels
- If planted in lawns, do not mow for six weeks after they have flowered to allow the foliage to provide energy for the corms (for next year’s flowers)
Glossary
Autumn Planting Bulbs
