Giant Crocus BULBS, Striped Beauty, BLOOM early spring
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'King of Striped' is a luxurious large flowering Crocus that will produce beautiful striped purple and white flowers with a contrasting orange centre. A great naturaliser if left undisturbed, this beauty will multiply to create a show that will delight for many years.
Tracing back to the 1880's, this crocus has been a long-lasting favorite. Blooming very early in the spring, sometimes even among the snowflakes, the 'King of the Striped' Crocus have white flowers with lustrous petals delicately striped with purple. The yellow centers make quite the statement among the stark ground
The finest crocuses grown anywhere in the world! Experts have selected five varieties from leading Dutch growers for superior growth and blooming in all areas of America. Holland's best bulbs produce big, bright, long-lasting flowers early in the seasonâweeks before other blooms arrive on the scene.
Large flowering crocuses are among the most widely grown early spring bulbs (actually corms). Each 'Pickwick' corm produces several upright, cuplike, silver-lilac flowers with darker lilac stripes on stems rising to 4-6" and basal, grass-like leaves. Versatile and easy to grow. Blooms shortly after snowdrops . Naturalizes well.
Position: full sun
Soil: gritty, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: February and March
Flower colour: purple-Wite
Other features: slender, strap-shaped, mid-green leaves
Hardiness: fully hardy
Bulb size: 8/9
Culture
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Plant corms about 2-3" deep and 2-3" apart in the fall. If planted in the lawn, crocuses should be grouped and left unmowed until foliage yellows in late spring.
Materials: White,The Garden,Container,Spring,Garlic,Early,Fall Planting,or plant in the garden,Heirloom Bulb,Atropurpureum,Red And white,Tulipa
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