Crocus × cultorum 'Remembrance'
Dutch crocus bulbs
- Position: full sun
- Soil: gritty, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: February and March
- Flower colour: purple-blue
- Other features: slender, strap-shaped, mid-green leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size: 7/8
Big, purple-mauve flowers with a beautiful silhouette, appear from late winter on slender stems. These arise from the clumps of white-striped, green foliage, which provides a nice contrast and remains interesting after the flowers have faded. Useful for creating a blast of seasonal colour when little else is in bloom, they can be planted in pots, windowboxes or allowed to naturalise in the border or lawn. - Garden care: Plant bulbs in naturalistic drifts 10cm (4in) deep in September or October.
Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide' (Mona Lisa Series)
anemone bulbs
Unmissable flower colour
£4.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
Crocus × cultorum 'Pickwick'
Dutch crocus bulbs
Larger sized, stripey flowers
£4.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'
crocus bulbs
Slender purple-blue blooms
£2.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
crocus bulbs
Large, robust, very early flowers
£2.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
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