Botanical Name: Common Names:
Crocus vernus Pickwick Spring Crocus, Giant Crocus,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Attractive clumping perennial bulb with green narrow grass-like foliage and large purple and white cup-like flowers in late-Winter and Spring. Grows approx. 8-15cm tall x 10cm wide. Great to use for borders along pathways or plant in a container. Very Hardy.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
<15cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Any, Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Iridaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate