Crocus × luteus 'Golden Yellow'
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: golden yellow
- Other features: slender, strap-shaped, mid-green leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: Plant bulbs in naturalistic drifts 10cm (4in) deep in September or October.
As the name suggests, the colour of these flowers is a rich golden yellow. This is a strong- grower that is ideal for naturalising through lawns and meadows. Each bulb may produce up to 5 flowers, so you will usually get a very generous show too.
Iris 'Harmony' (Reticulata)
iris bulbs
Rich blue flowers striped with yellow
£4.99
25 bulbs
available to order from summer 2013
Narcissus 'Actaea'
poeticus daffodil bulbs
An old fashioned scented variety
£3.49
10 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
Plant spring bulbs
Spring bulbs, such as daffodils and hyacinths, can be planted whenever the soil conditions allow. As a rough guide, cover them with about twice as much soil as the bulb is deep: so that a 5cm (2in) deep bulb would need a 15cm...
Read full articlePlanting bulbs
Bulbs are ideal for anyone who rates themselves as 'keen-but-clueless' because they are one of the easiest plants to grow. Provided you plant them at the right time of year at more or less the right depth, they will reward...
Read full article