Crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze'
Common Name: Crocus
Genus: Crocus
Species: chrysanthus
Cultivar: 'Zwanenburg Bronze'
Category: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Has fragrant flowers/foliage, Good for a rock garden, Provides winter colour
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 0.10 m (10 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun | Spread: 0.05 m (5 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Deciduous | Flower Colour: Bronze, Yellow |
| Foliage Colour: Green | Flowering Period: February & March |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Fragrant yellow goblet-shaped flowers with bronze markings on the outer petals in February and March and slender strap-shaped dull green leaves. These handsome early spring-flowering crocuses are ideal for a sunny rock garden or raised bed. They soon increase to form large clumps that can be divided in early autumn for use in other sunny well-drained areas of the garden.
- Garden care: Plant bulbs in naturalistic drifts 10cm (4in) deep in September or October.
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