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CROCUS vernus 'Enchantress'
Vernal Crocus
Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, 'Enchantress' is a selection of the European native Crocus vernus, commonly known as Dutch crocus. Like all other crocuses, this diminutive herbaceous perennial grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two bluish-purple flowers with a silvery sheen arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or segments) in two whorls. Goblet-shaped when closed, the blossoms open in bright sun to reveal the three inner segments and the orange-yellow anthers and stigmas. Tufted, grassy, dark green leaves with white midstripes emerge with the flowers and go dormant by late spring.
Grow this beautiful little "bulb" in friable, well-drained soil and full or partial sun (when it is in leaf). Plant corms at a depth of two to three times their height in late summer or early fall. Ten or more weeks of near-freezing temperatures are needed to induce flowering. Group Dutch crocuses in rock gardens, mixed borders, or turfgrass. Plants often self-sow. This crocus is also good for forcing in pots.
8 - 1
3 - 8
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
3"-5" / 7.6cm - 12.7cm
2"-4" / 5.1cm - 10.2cm
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Europe, Russia/Siberia
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Medium
Average Water
Clump-Forming
Spring, Winter
Showy
White, Purple, Lavender, Violet
White, Dark Green
Striped/Striated
Green, Dark Green
Yes
No
Single
Fine
Glossy
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
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