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KathyB

I love growing unusual and interesting things and am teaching my son to love it too. I have a tiny mostly potted garden in Newcastle NSW.

Plant Name Crocus sativus

 

Crocus (Species) Saffron Crocus

  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2019
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Crocus sativus

  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2019
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KathyB

Every year they multiple and look so lovely and healthy but they have never ever flowered. Sigh. Clearly I am looking after them too well. Note to self... Be meaner!!!

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ausgardentags

Divide them up? Put some in a poorer mix?

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ausgardentags

#saffron #crocus #crocus-sativus

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KathyB

@ausgardentags they are in secondhand mix with perlite and haven't been repotted for like 4 years so I'm sure there's next to no nutrition in there 😉 I think I keep bulb feeding them tho! Doh! I am def going to repot this year, spread them out a bit cause they are all clumped up and maybe try some in the ground to see what happens.

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ausgardentags

They are the tallest saffron crocus I’ve ever seen!!

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ublaszko

Try dividing them so they get more space to grow. Also, best to feed after flowering but since these haven't flowered just do it vaguely around the time that you think they should flower and a low nitrogen feed is best for crocus bulbs. They have quite long foliage so I suspect they've been growing leaves at the expense of flowers.

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