Crocus kotschyanus medium Good for naturalising

Good for naturalising

Spreading leafy stems bear starry

Moisture good drainage

The biggest flower of any Verbascum

Though unusual it is a relatively old cottage garden plant that was known to be used in flower arrangements

Crocus kotschyanus medium Good for naturalisingAutumn flowering, delicate, striated mauve crocus. Flowers before the leaves appear. Easy enough in garden conditions. From Central & Southern Turkey, NW. Syria, North & Central Lebanon so a preference for a drier summer. So perfect under shrubs as the roots stop it becoming too wet. The Pacific Bulb Society describe it as weedy. In some lights the flower colour approaches a delicate pink, and one can forgive a self seeder of such beauty. These bulbs