By Stu
Cleveland, United Kingdom
Last Autumn I bought 200 Crocus bulbs off Amazon.
They are now up and the majority are yellow and they are quite small . . . . so we are a little disappointed.
Could the size be because they are newly planted (perhaps taller next year) or are there different sizes of Crocus to buy?
- 2 Mar, 2020
Answers
Its unlikely they will be bigger next year. But when they have finished flowering give the foliage a liquid feed and leave the leaves to die down naturally. As Owdboggy says it could be due to the species that was in the mix.
2 Mar, 2020
Because all bloomed the same size (smallish) that's what they are and what they will be. They do have their advantages. The bigger ones are flippy floppy in the rain & wind.
3 Mar, 2020
Many thanks to - Owdboggy Seaburngirl Bathgate
for your answers, much appreciated. I'll buy Crocus vernus in future, although the ones we have don't look too bad now they are flowering!
4 Mar, 2020
The vernus are often refered to as 'large flowered Dutch crocus' in garden centres. My own prefence is for the smaller species varieties, particulary as they flower earlier. They are great to have some in pots in the empty greenhouse to give early colour that you can admire out of the weather. They also look good planted in the lawn as they are over at about the time you start grass cutting; these are the ones that you might see in roadside verges.
5 Mar, 2020
Many thanks for your reply
5 Mar, 2020
Sorry if this is a bit late to join in but I really regret buying some of the large varieties. Unless they’re in really sheltered spots they’ve flopped like Bathgate says in the wind and rain and I’ve had to cut them off whereas the little ones have survived well
9 Mar, 2020
Thanks SunBeam . . . . good point. Since I posted our Crocus are looking good, perhaps not too tall but looking good!
10 Mar, 2020
If you could post a picture of one of the crocus flowers (inside as well as outside) it may be possible to say what sort of Crocus it is. Many of the species types are smaller. The big ones are forms of Crocus vernus.
2 Mar, 2020