Crocus 'Snow Bunting', Snow Crocus 'Snow Bunting', Botanical Crocus, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers
Crocus chrysanthus ‘Snow Bunting’ is still considered one of the best spring flowering crocuses. Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993, it is as white as its name suggests and displays ivory flowers with a rich golden heart and a light lilac feathering at the base. This crocus emits a sweet scent and spreads to make decent clumps.
Very few early-flowering bulbous, tuberous and cormous plants are so massively planted as the Crocus. Together with tulips, hyacinths and narcissi, these plants are the most commonly found ‘bulb’ plants in gardens and parks. More than 100 species are known, but only thirty have been cultivated. Some crocuses flower in the fall, but these are fairly rare. Crocuses are lovely in lawns as well as in the perennial border where they join the other very early perennials in ringing in the flowering season.
Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
Plant Type | Bulbs |
Plant Family | Iridaceae |
Genus | Crocus |
Common names | Crocus |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Early), Winter |
Height | 3" - 4" (8cm - 10cm) |
Spread | 1" - 3" (3cm - 8cm) |
Spacing | 2" (5cm) |
Depth | 3" (8cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Bees |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard |
Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
Plant Type | Bulbs |
Plant Family | Iridaceae |
Genus | Crocus |
Common names | Crocus |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Early), Winter |
Height | 3" - 4" (8cm - 10cm) |
Spread | 1" - 3" (3cm - 8cm) |
Spacing | 2" (5cm) |
Depth | 3" (8cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Bees |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard |
How many Crocus chrysanthus ‘Snow Bunting’ (Snow Crocus) do I need for my garden?
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Crocus chrysanthus ‘Snow Bunting’ (Snow Crocus) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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