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SKU: 3045
Crocus Chrysanthus Blue Bird
It is notable for delicate blue-purple flowers with a yellow centre and a fine, elegant shape.
€3.99
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Specifications
- Height
- 8–10 cm
- Variety
- Crocus chrysanthus Blue bird
- Pieces per pack
- 3
- Catalogue number
- 3045
- Weight
- 0.05 kg
Sowing
Sow once the soil is warmer than 10 °C, in a sunny spot sheltered from the wind. Sow about three times as deep as the seed is thick, into finely raked soil with no clods on top. Spacing is as printed on the packet — thin the seedlings out after they come up. Water with a fine spray so the seed is not washed away, and keep only the strongest plants.
Description
It is notable for delicate blue-purple flowers with a yellow centre and a fine, elegant shape.
Reaches a height of about 8–10 cm and flowers in late winter or early spring.
Suitable for rock gardens, lawns and containers.
Prefers well-drained soil and a sunny to partially shaded spot. An excellent choice for early greening and attracting bees.
How to grow
The ancient Romans considered the crocus to be the flower of Aurora, the goddess of the morning dawn. It was known to people as far back as ancient Assyria-Babylonia, India and Egypt several millennia BC, where it was used as a dye, medicinal and ornamental plant and as a food spice. The genus name Crocus is from ancient Greek and was already in use in antiquity.
They are planted in September - November, or in July for the autumn-flowering ones.
Crocus is propagated by corms, which each year in early summer, after flowering and the dying back of the above-ground parts, are lifted from the soil and dried in a shady, dry and ventilated place. Then the small offset cormlets that have formed are separated from the large ones. The large ones are planted in autumn 5 -8 cm apart in temporary beds. Crocus requires light sandy soils and sunny spots.
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