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Maly crocus

Crocus malyi

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Genus: Crocus
Family: Iridaceae

About this plant

C. malyi is a cormous perennial with three to five narrow leaves emerging with the flowers. Flowers white with a yellow throat, often tinged with brown on the outside at the base of each segment

Growing Information

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame when ripe or remove cormlets when dormant

Pests

Corms are vulnerable to mice, voles and squirrels

Diseases

Corms in storage may be subject to rots and moulds

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersHedging ScreensWall Side BordersCottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhouseConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years