Crocus
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Awaken your garden with the golden glow of Crocus Bronze Zwanenburg (Crocus chrysanthus), one of the first crocuses to announce the arrival of spring. With petals drenched in rich bronze tones and golden hearts, these captivating blooms open wide in the sunshine and gently close at night or when rain falls, creating a dynamic and magical display. The blooms often appear before the slender, grass-like foliage, which adds texture and depth to your garden beds once they emerge. Perfect for naturalising lawns, brightening borders, or adding elegance to rock gardens, this hardy crocus thrives in cool to subtropical climates and can withstand frosty winters down to -15°C. Best planted in full sun to partial shade, with at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily, it’s low-maintenance and pollinator-friendly, offering early nectar to bees. Whether lining pathways, filling containers, or creating colourful drifts, Crocus Bronze Zwanenburg delivers charm and cheer year after year.
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Add a royal touch to your garden with Crocus Prins Claus (Crocus chrysanthus)! Featuring crisp white petals accented by rich purple splashes and vibrant orange stamens, these elegant blooms stand out at just the right height to create a captivating display without overpowering other plants. Perfect for lawns, rockeries, borders, and containers, they thrive in full sun to partial or light shade and adapt to cool to subtropical climates, handling temperatures as low as -15°C. With graceful grass-like foliage following the flowers, they naturalise with ease and handle dry conditions once established. Easy to grow, long-lasting, and simply irresistible!
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Bold, beautiful, and as fresh as spring’s first light, Crocus Jeanne d’Arc is a timeless classic that heralds the season with pristine white blooms, subtly brushed with soft lilac at the base and vibrant orange stamens. Part of the Crocus vernus group, renowned for producing the largest blooms of any crocus, they’re a symbol of renewal that brightens gardens when few other flowers are in bloom. These hardy corms thrive in cool to subtropical climates, enduring frosty winters down to -15°C yet adapting beautifully to warmer regions when planted in sunlit, well-drained spots. Their ability to naturalise makes them ideal for lawns, borders, and containers, returning year after year with minimal care. Beyond their beauty, they’re pollinator-friendly, offering vital early-season nectar to bees. What makes them truly special? Their graceful simplicity transforms any garden into a scene of fresh beginnings — a lasting gift of nature’s elegance.
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Why choose just one colour when you can enjoy them all? Crocus Mixed brings an irresistible splash of spring colour to your garden with golden yellows, soft purples, bright whites, and deep blues. Bursting into bloom as winter fades, these early-flowering crocuses create vivid drifts of colour in borders, lawns, and containers, brightening any space with their cheerful display. Known for their hardiness and reliability, each established bulb can produce up to four flowers, returning year after year with minimal care. Thriving in cool to subtropical climates, they endure frosts down to -15°C and adapt well to warmer regions. The slender, grass-like foliage adds texture even after flowering, while their pollinator-friendly blooms provide essential early-season nectar. Perfect for naturalising, Crocus Mixed brings effortless charm and timeless beauty to every corner of your garden.
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Pick Crocus Pickwick for a garden filled with early spring charm and effortless elegance. This large-flowered Dutch crocus delights with pristine white petals intricately veined with deep purple and vivid orange stamens, creating a stunning contrast that brightens gardens just as winter fades. Its hardy nature allows it to thrive in cool to subtropical climates, enduring frosty winters as low as -15°C and adapting well to warmer regions, where it continues to bloom reliably year after year. The grass-like foliage adds texture to borders and beds, even after the flowers have passed, and its pollinator-friendly blooms offer vital early-season nectar when little else is flowering. Whether planted in lawns, borders, or containers, Crocus Pickwick naturalises beautifully, forming drifts of colour with minimal care. Its graceful simplicity makes it a lasting symbol of renewal, bringing life and beauty to any garden, season after season.
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Pick Crocus Ruby Giant (Crocus tommasinianus) to bring a dazzling splash of early spring magic to your garden. With rich purple petals touched with hints of red and bright orange stamens, this striking crocus blooms just as winter fades, creating vibrant colour when it’s needed most. The slender, grass-like foliage adds texture long after the blooms have gone, keeping borders, lawns, and containers full of life. Known for its shade tolerance and hardiness, it thrives in cool to warmer climates, enduring frosts down to -15°C and blooming reliably in morning sun and afternoon shade. Perfect for naturalising, Crocus Ruby Giant returns each year with minimal care, offering vital early nectar for pollinators and transforming any garden into a symbol of new beginnings and effortless beauty.
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Crocus Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a captivating autumn-blooming perennial prized for its delicate lilac-purple flowers and the highly sought-after saffron spice harvested from its vibrant red stigmas. This unique crocus thrives in well-draining soil and sunny locations, making it an excellent choice for both garden beds and pots. Its ability to produce saffron, one of the world’s most valuable spices, adds a rewarding and functional element to your garden. Plant from February to early autumn, ensuring the corms have time to establish before the blooming season. Ideal for cool, temperate, Mediterranean, and arid climates, Crocus Saffron brings beauty, flavour, and a sense of achievement to any garden.
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Bring a burst of golden warmth to your garden with Crocus Yellow Mammoth, a large-flowered crocus that signals the arrival of spring with brilliant yellow blooms and vivid orange stamens. Known for its reliable performance, each established bulb can produce up to four flowers, filling borders, lawns, and containers with cheerful colours. Hardy in cool to subtropical climates, it endures frosts as low as -15°C and adapts well to warmer regions, blooming year after year with minimal care. The slender, grass-like foliage adds texture even after flowering, while its pollinator-friendly blooms provide essential early-season nectar. Perfect for naturalising, Crocus Yellow Mammoth creates drifts of sunshine that brighten gardens and bring a timeless touch of renewal to any space.
