Experienced grower's notes on Crocus

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Crocus remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering. Everything else follows from that.

blindness with no flowers produced from weak or immature bulbs is the challenge that trips up most beginners and some experienced growers too. I've been growing mine in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arrangements for three seasons now and the results are consistently good. wide range of flower forms, heights, and flowering times is what makes it worth coming back to year after year. summer bulbs like gladiolus and allium extending the season is when I show it off — it earns its place fully then.