Crocus Grand Maître (Blue) Bulbs
£10.00
notes
Crocus ‘Grand Maître’ is a large-flowering Dutch crocus with glowing lavender‑blue cup-shaped blooms featuring bright golden stamens. A standout early spring addition, it naturalises beautifully in lawns, rockeries, and containers, offering a carpet of ethereal colour as winter recedes.
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Dimensions
Height and Spread: 8–10 cm (3–4″) tall; clump spread roughly 5–10 cm (2″–4″)
Features
notes
Crocus ‘Grand Maître’ is a large-flowering Dutch crocus with glowing lavender‑blue cup-shaped blooms featuring bright golden stamens. A standout early spring addition, it naturalises beautifully in lawns, rockeries, and containers, offering a carpet of ethereal colour as winter recedes.
Insights
A Giant Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus group): robust and prolific, producing 2–3 blossoms per corm on sturdy stems—ideal for dramatic, low-maintenance swathes of spring colour.
Details
Flowering Time: February–March
Planting
- Soil: Prefers moist but well‑drained soil
- Aspect: Thrives in full sun to partial shade
- Planting Time & Depth: Plant in autumn (September–December) at 7–10 cm deep, spacing 5–8 cm apart for optimal naturalising effect
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
Spring Flowering Bulbs
