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Bulb
Tufted
Flower
H4 (hardy - average winter)
White in Winter
Green in Winter
Up to 10 cm
0-0.1 metre
2-5 years
white wild saffron
Iridaceae
Crocus are dwarf, deciduous perennials growing from a corm, with linear leaves usually with a silvery central stripe, and goblet-shaped, sometimes fragrant flowers in autumn or early spring
'Albus' is a perennial corm with leaves and flowers developing together in late autumn and early winter, the flowers pure white, with prominent red stigma lobes
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Grow in a bulb frame or alpine house in a mix of equal parts loam, leaf mould and sharp sand or grit. Water freely in the growing season and apply a low-nitrogen fertiliser monthly. Keep completely dry in summer dormancy
Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame when ripe or remove cormlets when dormant
Banks and Slopes, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Garden Edging, Gravel Garden, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean Climate Plants, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden
No pruning required
Corms are vulnerable to mice, voles and squirrels
Corms in storage may be subject to rots and moulds
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