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Beginner
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0.1m
max. spread |
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0.1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Crocus cartwrightianus
Other names: Wild saffron, Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus
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Genus: Crocus
Species: C. cartwrightianus - C. cartwrightianus is a perennial corm appearing in autumn or early winter. It has upright, grass-like, dark-green leaves, which surround solitary, pale purple, goblet-shaped flowers that have dark veins and conspicuous red stigmas.
Crocus cartwrightianus is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-purple in Autumn; Pale-purple in Winter
Foliage: Dark-green in Autumn; Dark-green in Winter
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant
Habit: Erect, Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Crocus cartwrightianus (Wild saffron) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Naturalised in turf, Rock
Cultivation: Grow in gritty, poor to moderately fertile soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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