Sweet Jumbo Crocus Collection
Sweet Jumbo Crocus Collection
Please the Bees with These!
To start your informal crocus garden, simply toss handfuls of bulbs into a grassy area, and plant them where they land. Over time, your crocuses will multiply freely to create a breathtaking display!
After each spring show is over, let the grass-like foliage of the crocuses mature completely before mowing the lawn. This will ensure your bulbs have the vital nutrients they need to come back the following year. Choose an area that gets moderate shade to keep the grass around your crocuses from getting too long before it's time to mow.
Spring's Welcoming Committee
Bees love the nectar in these big, early bloomers!
Do your part to help sustain the bee population by planting a swath of these large, lovely crocuses that are among the finest grown anywhere in the world!
Breck's® experts have selected five big varieties of nectar-oozing, bee-welcoming crocuses from leading Dutch growers to create our Sweet Jumbo Crocus Collection.
Technically, crocus are corms, but they are widely referred to as bulbs as well. No matter what you call them, Holland's best specimens produce bright, oversized crocus blooms early in the season—weeks before other spring flowers arrive on the scene. Our jumbo corms not only produce larger flowers, they produce more of them—as well as greater amounts of nectar and pollen. So, when you grow these crocuses, you help feed more bees.
If you have the space, plant them en masse in a sunny spot. This will allow them to more easily spread and multiply each year and serve as a shining beacon for queen bees in search of sweet nectar. Crocus flowers close at night, and bumblebee queens are known to pass the time inside these floral cocoons before breakfasting in the morning sun.
This collection includes 15 each of the following varieties:
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Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade -
Size
9-10 cm bulbs -
Zone
3-9 -
Bloom Time
Early spring -
Height
4 - 6 inches -
Soil Requirement
Well drained -
Attract Bees
We'll carefully pack and ship your order at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone.
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Details
- Botanical NameCrocus vernus
- FormBulb
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Flowering TimeEarly spring
- Light RequirementsFull Sun, Partial Shade
- Flower ColorCollection of various colors
- Flower FormCup-shaped flower
- Foliage TypeNarrow, grass-like borne with or shortly after the blooms.
- Growth RateMedium
- Height/Habit4 - 6 inches
- Spread3 - 4 inches
- Spacing3 - 4 inches
- Planting Instructions3" deep and 3-4" apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- PruningNot needed
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Crocus Tips & Growing Instructions
Crocus are most impressive when planted en mass. Pick out a large sunny area in the garden, lawn, or a wild area (rocky spots are great). Plant large drifts using groupings of 20-30 bulbs spaced about 3-4" apart. Crocus are ideal for this kind of naturalizing. Many varieties will thrive and bloom for upwards of 20 years! In the lawn, crocus have perfect timing. They will bloom well before grass starts to grow and by the time it reaches mowing height, the crocus are finished for the season. Established crocus clumps bloom earlier than first-year plantings, so avoid planning your garden colours around first-year bloom times.
Crocus are easy to grow! Plant your crocus in the Fall in large drifts anywhere you have sun to partial shade. Place bulbs 3-6" deep and space them about 3-4" apart. Crocus require almost no care and are hardy in zones 4-8. If your crocus seem to perform poorly, the most likely reason is over-watering in the summer. Crocus prefer their soil damper in the spring and fall, but dry and warm during the summer. Never plant crocus near summer annuals or other water-hungry summer blooms. As you give the annuals the water they need, you will be "drowning" the crocus and shortening their life. Excellent companion plants for crocus include flowering quince, forsythia, Asian jasmine, and witch hazel.
