early crocus 'Whitewell Purple'

A cormous plant that requires a well-drained and sunny situation. Plant 5-6cm deep in late summer or early autumn. You may feed after flowering when leaves are still in active growth. If naturalised in grass, delay mowing until leaves die back

No pruning required

Remove cormlets when dormant or propagate by division of clumps

Corms are vulnerable to mice, voles and squirrels

Generally disease free, though corms may rot in storage