About Crocuses
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Article by: Tim Sousa A crocus is a well loved perennial flower , Your Dream Garden that grows , Choosing The Appropriate Tree For Your Garden that grows , How to a Pineapple to be 3 to 6 inches tall with yellow, purple, lavender and white , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations cup shaped blooms. A member of the iris family, the crocus is a hardy plant , Vinyl Fencing Is A Viable Alternative To Wood that commonly blooms in the spring, , Gardening Tools - An Overview with the exception of a few species of crocus that bloom in the fall. , Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant? The crocus plant , Getting the Best Price for Your Home Includes Landscaping for Curb Appeal has over 80 species, about 30 of which are raised commercially. The most commonly planted crocus is the Dutch Crocus, also known as the crocus vernus, which also has the largest bloom. Other common species of crocus are crocus chrysanthus, which is one of the first to bloom in late winter , The Basics of Plant Growth; Part 1 Hormones or early spring, , Vinyl Fencing Is A Viable Alternative To Wood crocus sieberi, which is also fairly short and blooms very early, and the crocus tommasinianus, another early bloomer that comes in various shades of purple. Crocuses can be planted both indoors , Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant? and outdoors, , Your Dream Garden in either flower , Spring Rose Care - The Easy Way beds, borders or containers. Crocuses do well with full exposure to sun , Making a Garden Pond With a Pond Liner and can grow , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations in poor to average soils, , A Few of My Favorite Backyard Birding Tips if the soil , Choosing The Appropriate Tree For Your Garden is well drained. When planting crocuses outdoors, , Getting the Best Price for Your Home Includes Landscaping for Curb Appeal the best time to plant , Controlling Spider Mites bulbs is in the fall , Gallica Roses when the weather , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers is cool. It is also advisable to plant , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It them where there will be little to no disturbance throughout the winter, , Teak Outdoor Furniture -- From the Forests to Ships to Your Patio and plant , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard Gardens them away from small animals that might take them as food, , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations such as squirrels, mice and rabbits. A protected, sunny flowerbed is preferable. Be sure to plant , Gardening Tools - An Overview your crocus bulbs , Starting A Container Garden under half an inch of soil , Making a Garden Pond With a Pond Liner in shallow holes. Grass , How to Grow a Pineapple cuttings, leaves and straw , Teak Furniture - The Proper Way to Care For & Clean It make an excellent mulch and should be used while growing , A Touch of Elegance: The Very Best Outdoor Decor the plants. , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations The bulbs , Spring Rose Care - The Easy Way should also be watered throughout the winter , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen when you are in a snowless area. If there is snow , Bonsai Plant Care: What You Need to Know in your area, then water , Decorative Outdoor Lighting the crocuses until the first snowfall arrives. Shoots should become noticeable when the snow , Starting A Container Garden cover melts or in the early spring. , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain Bloom times are in the early spring , Controlling Spider Mites to early fall. , Spring Rose Care - The Easy Way When planting indoors, , Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant? be sure to plant , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain the bulbs , Your Dream Garden immediately in small pots , Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant? containing a layer of small stones , How To Build A Garden Bench or gravel , Teak Furniture: The Premier Outdoor Furniture on the bottom, followed by sterile potting soil , About Crocuses within an inch and a half of the top. Make sure you plant , The Basics of Growth; Part 1 Hormones the bulbs , The Basics of Plant Growth; Part 1 Hormones with pointed end up, an inch apart then cover with the soil. , The Basics of Plant Growth; Part 1 Hormones The next step is to water , Teak Outdoor Furniture -- From the Forests to Ships to Your Patio the bulb , Care and Repair of Garden Tools thoroughly and allow the pot , Making a Garden Pond With a Pond Liner to drain. Place , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard Gardens the pots , Gallica Roses in a cold , Choosing The Appropriate Tree For Your Garden dark place, , Hurricane Landscaping Considerations about 45 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit, for six weeks and check once a week for roots , Viburnum growing and appearing through the drain holes. Once the roots , How To Build A Garden Bench establish themselves, it is time to move the bulbs , A Guide to Vines and How to Vine Beauty with Your Garden to a sunny place , Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen at room , Vinyl Fencing Is A Viable Alternative To Wood temperature. In three weeks the crocus blooms should appear. Whether you grow , Bonsai Plant Care: What You Need to Know them indoors , Controlling Spider Mites or outdoors, , 5 Pieces of Equipment Gardeners Can't Live Without the crocus will make a lovely addition to your home , Healthy Soils Equal Bountiful Harvest! and/or garden. , Tulips Visit Tim's site, http://www.flowergardenbulbs.com where you can buy crocus bulbs , Wood Sheds and other flower , Your Dream Garden bulbs. |
  
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