Plant crocuses from September to November, or by December at the latest. If needed, store them in open packets somewhere cool, dry and well ventilated.
Be in the game for a winning early spring colour combination with vibrant Crocus collection ‘Del Piero’. This rip-roaring match of rich mauve and golden-yellow provides an on-point display which lights up the garden from February onwards with heroic cup-like blooms. Compact, versatile and resilient, these little champions are a perfect strike for almost any situation, be it pots, borders, rockeries or through grass!
Easy to grow and super naturalisers, these gutsy perennial bulbs will pop up every year without fuss, producing more flowers each time and eventually creating a blanket of colour. Plant in groups, clusters or drifts and watch them multiply over the years! If you’re also gardening with wildlife in mind, you’ll be thrilled to see early bees enjoying these nectar-rich flowers.
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Choose full sun or light shade with well-drained soil. Improve heavy or sandy soil with organic matter. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost.
Plant 5–10cm deep with the pointed end or emerging shoot facing upwards. If shoots have already appeared, handle them carefully and keep them below the surface.
Space them 5–10cm apart in containers or borders. Planting crocuses in small clusters or informal drifts creates a fuller, more natural-looking display.
Water after planting if the soil is dry. After flowering, allow the foliage to turn yellow naturally, then leave the crocuses planted throughout the year.
- Botanical name
- Crocus collection 'Del Piero'
- Flower colour
- Purple, yellow
- Bulb size
- 9/+
- Established height
- 10-20cm
- Established spread
- 5-10cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant spacing
- 150 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
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Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
Clay - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Ground cover
lawns
Meadows
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Coastal gardens
Rockery
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade
Full shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1st year
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