Crocus korolkowii
Celandine crocus, Korolkow crocus
- Height × spread
- 0.07m × 0.1m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This dainty and fragrant golden crocus flowers in late winter or early spring. The flowers have oblong petals with rounded ends and open to reveal rich maroon staining at the petal base. The stamens are golden and stand vertically at its heart. The slender leaves accompany the flowers. This is found growing in the wild in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan among other places. There are a number of hybrids available. It is hardy enough to be grown in the garden in the UK.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.07m
- Spread
- 0.1m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn - early · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertliser in early autumn if the planting location is not rich in organic matter. If the soil is rich, no additional feeding is required.
Autumn - mid · Planting
Divide while dormant
Clumps of bulbs, corms or rhizomes can be divided when the plant is dormant. The divided bulbs or corms can immediately be replanted at a little distance from each other, or moved to other locations.
Spring
Spring-Summer · Outdoors
Water during drought
Water plants in the ground regularly after a period of drought if still in growth (prefer to be dry when dormant). Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Houseplant compost for repotting
Repot using any good quality house plant compost.
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