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800-644-5505Saffron Fall-Blooming Crocus
Old Price $28.99 Price $19.99
Packed 10 per package
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sku # 71704
sku # 71704
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Adorn your lawn with the source of the world's most expensive spice.
Fall-flowering crocus offers outstanding late-season colour! Beautiful lavender blooms are highlighted by red stigmas to give it a singular appearance. Very unique! The stigmas are also used as a prized seasoning agent in cooking. In fact, saffron is considered the world's most expensive spice! Grows well in containers, lawns and naturalized areas. Crocus sativus
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 10-15 cm
- Size 9-10 cm
- Bloom Time Early to Mid Fall
Product Details
- Botanical NameCrocus sativus
- FormBulb
- Flower FormCup-shaped flower
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeNarrow, grass like leaves.
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread5 - 10 cm
- Planting Instructions8 cm deep and 5-8 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 5 - 10 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Winter careMulch +/- 5 cm
- PruningNot needed
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