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Crocus Gift

Crocus Gift

Crocus bulbs make a much-appreciated gift, and this presentation ushers even more compliments.

Crocus

Crocus

Crocus blooms in bright white varieties also exist. Purple crocuses snuggle up to orange tulips with the Dutch hybrids ( Crocus vernus ), various lesser stunning mixed with other crocuses . Latin Name: Crocus chrysanthus Common Name

Forcing Spring Bulbs

Forcing Spring Bulbs

article. In general, smaller bulbs like crocus , grape hyacinths, miniature daffodils daffodils), or 15 minor bulbs, such as crocuses or grape hyacinths. For a thick show 2-3 weeks to bloom after chilling. Crocus : 8-15 weeks of chilling; 2-3 weeks

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Bulb Planting Basics

Bulb Planting Basics

Get your questions answered on how to plant bulbs, along with some out-of-the-ordinary ideas about where to plant them!

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wide, so you're gonna wanna plant it about 8 inches deep. This crocus bulb is about a half an inch wide, so you're gonna wanna plant it about 2 inches deep. One of the great things about bulbs, is because they're planted at different depths, you can actually plant a lot of `em in the same area and get a beautiful bouquet the next spring. For example, I've layered daffodil bulbs at the bottom of my hole, I've got tulips next, and right now, I'm adding in crocus bulbs at the top. So, next spring, I'm gonna have all three flowers coming up in the same area. You can either

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Your Favorite Spring-Blooming Bulbs

Your Favorite Spring-Blooming Bulbs

the first flowers to usher in spring, crocuses offer charming, cup-shape blooms in They tied for fourth place. Name: Crocus selections Growing Conditions: Full sun fragrance). Grape hyacinth tied with crocus for fourth place as your favorite bulb

21 Early-Season Flowers for Your Garden

21 Early-Season Flowers for Your Garden

tall and wide Zones: 5-8 Crocuses herald spring, announcing petals. Planted from corms, crocuses also range in size from delicate more showy versions. Name: Crocus 'Grand Maitre' Growing conditions lower spring growers such as crocus . Name: Puschkinia scilloides

Editors' Picks: Best Spring-Blooming Bulbs

Editors' Picks: Best Spring-Blooming Bulbs

flowers per stem and looks great with purple crocuses . It's long-lived and pestproof flower is often a favorite bulb -- and crocus usually wins. 'Goldilocks' offers delightful sometimes before the snow has melted. Name: Crocus chrysanthus 'Goldilocks' Picked by

Spring Planting Partners

Spring Planting Partners

few early flowering perennials. Try tiny crocus in a bed of forget-me-nots, for example look with pink-flowering types and pink crocus , or white forget-me-nots with white crocus . Tuck in some cool-season annuals such

Simple Spring Centerpieces

Simple Spring Centerpieces

coupling a faux rabbit with an oversized egg. Then surround the pair with your favorite springtime blossoms, such as the crocuses and various primroses shown here. Uniquely shaped containers add interest and drama to the simplest arrangement. This Easter

Top Tulips that Come Back Every Year

Top Tulips that Come Back Every Year

only 10 inches tall and blooms in early to midspring. Is it a crocus or is it a tulip? 'Violacea' tulip may have you wondering with a black base inside. Rather than standing upright like crocus leaves, these red-edged leaves hug the ground. It grows

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