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reasons to love crocuses

by Diane - September 17th, 2012.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds.

Crocus flowers early in the spring mnaking them some of the first flowers you’ll see. Plant them near your house so you can enjoy them without having to go outside. They’re available in different colours too so you can get a fantastic display.
The bees will thank you for them too!


Crocus Blue Pearl (C. chrysanthus)
 £4.99
Jewel-like flowers that are iridescent blue outside and creamy-white inside. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Botanical Mix
 £7.99
Our natural crocus mixture contains many fragile-looking but robust-growing varieties. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) SAVE £4.00 on pack of 200 bulbs!Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 100 Bulbs

Crocus Bulbs – Chilean Blue
 £6.99
Despite its common name, this is not a true crocus at all. First discovered in Chile in 1862, it was for many years thought to be extinct in the wild. Its brilliant blue, crocus-like flowers, often with white-veined throats, are set off beautifully against the narrow, greyish-green leaves. Flowers in spring. Height 10cm. Corm size 6cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.). 1 Corm

Crocus Cartwrightianus
 £6.99
Thought to be the wild precursor of the domesticated Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus. Ideal for naturalising, producing pretty lilac-white blooms with darker veins. Height 10-15cm. Bulb size 7/8cm. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. (Photographer: Ian Young, The Scottish Rock Garden Club. www.srgc.org.uk.). Pack of 10 Bulbs

Crocus Cloth-of-gold (C. angustifolius minor)
 £5.99
Golden-yellow blooms that are striped and stained with bronze on the outside. Scented. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 15 Bulbs

Crocus Cream Beauty (C. chrysanthus)
 £4.99
Rich cream blooms with golden throats and brownish-green bases. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Flower Record
 £5.99
Regal purple crowns make this the king of crocuses. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Herald (C. chrysanthus)
 £4.99
The earliest flowering crocus! An attractive combination of yellow and plum-purple. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Jeanne d’Arc
 £5.99
Bid goodbye to winter and usher in the spring with this superb crocus. It boasts white flowers with a blue base and beautiful feathering. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Jumbo Mix
 £14.99
This special mix of jumbo-flowered crocuses contains all of the well-loved colours. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) SAVE £6.00 on pack of 200 bulbs.Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 100 Bulbs

Crocus Pickwick
 £5.99
A splendid, free-flowering variety, with feathery lilac stripes. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Spring Beauty (C. sieberi)
 £4.99
Beautiful pale blue, purple-flamed, silver-edged blooms. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 5cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Botanical Crocus – These delightful botanical crocuses will withstand the coldest weather conditions, are ideal for naturalising, and will flower year after year with little maintenance.. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Vanguard
 £5.99
An unusual and highly desirable mauve-and-light-grey bicolour. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Crocus Yellow Mammoth
 £5.99
Big, sunbeam-yellow blooms to light up your spring garden. Flowers February-March. Height 10cm. Bulb size 8/9cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) BUY ANY 2 PACKS AND SAVE £1.00! (Excluding Jumbo Mix, Botanical Mix and Chilean Blue Crocus).Crocuses are among the first heralds of spring. Their cups of vivid colours make such a welcome splash of colour that youll just want to keep planting more and more! Dutch large-flowered Crocus (C. vernus) – Larger than the botanical crocuses, Jumbos make a splash of early spring colour. Plant in your lawn, between shrubs, in borders, or in patio containers. They bloom a few weeks after the botanical crocuses – mixing both will create a long-flowering carpet of colour!. Pack of 25 Bulbs

Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus)
 £9.99
Grow your own saffron – the most expensive spice in the world! – The Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) is, as the name suggests, the plant from which we collect saffron, that most rare and expensive of spices. Saffron is an incredible way to perfume your dishes. It has a slightly sweet but earthy taste which can be used to flavour salty or sweet recipes, and is perfect for adding to basmati rice for that authentic Indian curry!Beautifully scented autumn blooms – You may be surprised to learn that it’s actually very easy to grow – you certainly don’t need to have green fingers! Just plant the bulbs in a sunny spot in your garden and unlike their more well-known spring-blooming cousins, once established they put on a display of beautiful and deliciously scented blooms during autumn! They will thrive in a well drained border, but can easily be grown in a container on the patio. Plus, they’re super-hardy and they’ll multiply rapidly from year to year.Harvest your own red gold – Give them a try and you too can look forward to the magical experience of picking your very own red gold. Look out for them each morning, dangling from the throats of the flowers: bright, alluring and full of promise. Once cut and dried, they can be stored in an airtight jar for several years. Order now and you’ll be picking your first crop in October! SAVE £5.00 on pack of 60 bulbs.. Pack of 30 Bulbs