
Crocus Sativis
Common name: Saffron Crocus
Family: Crocus
Plant type: Bulb
Saffron Crocus is an autumn-flowering perennial with large, lilac flowers with distinctive purple veins in October and November.
Grows well in a gritty, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Prefers full sun. Plant the bulbs in August or September.
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Gritty, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Flowering period: October and November
- Flower colour: Purple with three long, deep-red stigmas
- Foliage: Slender mid-green leaves
- Suggested planting locations: Flower borders and beds
- Height & spread in 10 years: N/A