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  • Crocus, Sieberi Tricolor

    Aug 25, 2020

    CROCUS, Sieberi Tricolor Crocus sieberi ssp. sublimus Tricolor is deer resistant and an outstanding pollinator plant. The blooms are incredibly unusual. The blossom is a tapering periant tube produced by tightly closed petals. Each petal has a broad area of lilac-blue separated from a wide, rich yellow throat by a band of creamy white. The plants can reach a height of 5 inches. The corms should be planted 6 inches deep and 3-4 inches apart. Crocus sieberi ssp. Sublimus Tricolor is hardy from Hardiness Zone 4 to Hardiness Zone 8. It is truly forgiving of poor, dry soil, but it loves rich, loose loam. It blooms early to mid-season and shows best when planted in groups of 10-25 bulbs. HZ: 4-8 5” Early-Mid Season

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  • Crocus, Olivieri Orange Monarch

    Aug 25, 2020

    CROCUS, Crocus olivieri ssp. Balansae Orange Monarch is deer resistant and an outstanding pollinator plant. The blooms are monarch butterfly orangish-yellow with dramatic garnet-merlot striations on the outside of the petals. The plants can reach a height of 5 inches. The corms should be planted 6 inches deep and 3-4 inches apart. Crocus olivieri ssp. Balansae Orange Monarch is hardy from Hardiness Zone 4 to Hardiness Zone 8. It is truly forgiving of poor, dry soil, but it loves rich, loose loam. It blooms early to mid season and shows best when planted in groups of 10-25 bulbs. HZ: 4-8 5” Early-Mid Season

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  • Crocus, Etruscus Zwanenburg

    Aug 25, 2020

    CROCUS, Etruscus Zwanenburg Crocus etruscus Zwanenburg, AKA the Tuscan Crocus, is deer resistant and an outstanding pollinator plant. The petals are pale violet with lilac-blue and deep violet-blue striations. Each blossom has a pale yellow throat. The plants can reach a height of 5 inches. The corms should be planted 6 inches deep and 3-4 inches apart. Crocus etruscus Zwanenburg is hardy from Hardiness Zone 4 to Hardiness Zone 8. It is truly forgiving of poor, dry soil, but it loves rich, loose loam. It blooms early to mid season and shows best when planted in groups of 10-25 bulbs. HZ: 4-8 5” Early-Mid Season

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  • Crocus, Vernus Grand Maitre

    Aug 25, 2020

    CROCUS, Vernus Grand Maitre Crocus vernus Grand Maitre is deer resistant and an outstanding pollinator plant. The blooms are a rich deep lavender with each petal exhibiting a silvery sheen. The plants can reach a height of 5 inches. The corms should be planted 6 inches deep and 3-4 inches apart. C. vernus Grand Maitre is hardy from Hardiness Zone 4 to Hardiness Zone 8. It is truly forgiving of poor, dry soil, but it loves rich, loose loam. It blooms early to mid season and shows best when planted in groups of 10-25 bulbs. HZ: 8 5” Early-Mid Season

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  • The Essential Spring Flower-The Crocus

    Oct 07, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Narcissus Canaliculatis The Essential Spring Flower- The Crocus IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 2019 IN THE PARKINGLOT NEXT TO 60 EAST HIGH STREET, NEW FREEDOM, PA. THIS WILL BE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, NOT THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING COLUMBUS DAY. ALL OF THE BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=crocus&post_type=product FOR SPECIFIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB To learn more about forcing bulbs in water or soil watch our videos on YouTube. Forcing Bulbs in Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6_v5Bwrymk&t=1s Forcing Bulbs in Pots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0C7cIArstA&t=1s This year Harvesting History’s fall newsletter series is going to focus on spring flowering bulbs that are critter resistant and great plants for nourishing pollinators. In the last

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  • Crocus, Flavus Yellow Mammoth

    Sep 28, 2019

    CROCUS, Flavus Yellow Mammoth Crocus are members of the Iris family and are native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia. They are among the oldest of the cultivated bulbs. The original crocus was a fall blooming type, Crocus sativus, grown for its saffron in Palestine during King Solomon’s time and used as an important commercial product by various ancient civilizations. Within the first few centuries of the new millennium, the Romans brought crocus to Britain, and by 1330, C.sativus was introduced into Essex via a commercial venture that made yellow dyes. The spring flowering Crocus varieties have never been cultivated for non-gardening purposes, but they have enjoyed enormous popularity as garden flowers. In fact, C. vernus is one of the bulbs credited with starting Holland’s bulb

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  • Crocus, Saffron

    Jun 26, 2017

    CROCUS, SaffronFirst described in the mid-1600s, this is the crocus from which saffron, the world’s most expensive herb, is harvested. Pinkish-lavender blooms are larger than the wild saffron crocus. HZ: 4-10 4” – 6”

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  • Crocus, Giant Pink Autumn – 1 per bag

    Jun 26, 2017

    CROCUS, Giant Pink Autumn This stunning plant produces gigantic brilliant pink blooms on 6” – 8” stems. The plant was discovered in the wild in 1828. It is very hardy. HZ: 4-10 6” – 8”

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  • Crocus, Gigantic White Autumn – 1 per bag

    Jun 26, 2017

    CROCUS, Gigantic White Autumn This plant is smaller than giganteum, but still produces a huge presence in the fall garden with its glistening white blossoms. HZ: 5-10 3” – 4” Fall

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  • Crocus, Waterlily – 1 per bag

    Jun 26, 2017

    CROCUS, Waterlily Introduced in 1858, this splendid plant is the most luxurious of the fall blooming flowers. Each bulb produces multiple stems (2-4) of lush blossoms which are reminiscent of pink waterlilies. They are simply breathtaking and bring new life to the tired autumn garden. Very, very hardy. HZ: 4-10 6” – 8”

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