Crocus Vanguard Bulbs
£10.00
notes
Crocus ‘Vanguard’ is a cheerful early-spring bloomer featuring goblet-shaped violet-purple flowers marked by a crisp pale throat and bright orange stamens. Ideal for naturalising in lawns, rockeries, or cheerful container drifts—bringing early-season sparkle just as winter fades.
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Dimensions
Height and Spread: Approximately 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tall; spread ~5–8 cm (2–3 in) in clumps
Features
notes
Crocus ‘Vanguard’ is a cheerful early-spring bloomer featuring goblet-shaped violet-purple flowers marked by a crisp pale throat and bright orange stamens. Ideal for naturalising in lawns, rockeries, or cheerful container drifts—bringing early-season sparkle just as winter fades.
Insights
A Large-Flowered crocus: vigorous, prolific, and long-lasting. These early bloomers form neat clumps and are excellent at multiplying to create drifts of vibrant purple.
Details
Flowering Time: February–March (early spring)
Planting
- Soil: Fertile, well-drained
- Aspect: Full sun to part shade
- Planting Time & Depth: Plant autumn (Sept–Nov) at 7–10 cm deep, spacing bulbs 5–8 cm apart.
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
