GardenWizzPlant Care Card

Yellow Crocus

Crocus flavus · Bulb

Hardiness
H6 Hardy — very cold winter (to −20 to −15°C)
Position
Full sun
Height × Spread
5–6 cm × —
Soil
moist but well-drained; gritty, poor to moderately fertile
Flowering
March–May
Toxicity
Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten

The Gardening Year

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🪴 Plant out
🌸 In flower

Watch out for

Rodents (mice and voles): Protect vulnerable plantings with securely fixed metal mesh that allows shoots to emerge.

Birds: Protect vulnerable plantings with securely fixed metal mesh that allows shoots to emerge.

Corm rot: Store corms in cool, dry conditions and handle them carefully to avoid pathogen entry through damage.

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