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Crocus speciosus Artabir
Crocus speciosus Artabir
Crocus speciosus Artabir
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Crocus speciosus 'Artabir' is an autumn crocus renowned for the beauty of its flowering and its ease of cultivation. This selection seduces with its large flowers, adorned with a superb light blue to pale violet colour. This small bulb brings a second spring to sunny lawns and rockeries at a time of year when the garden is preparing to sleep. It faithfully blooms every year, spreading rapidly in large colonies.
Crocus speciosus 'Artabir' belongs, like all crocuses, to the family of irises. The species is native to northern and central Turkey, the Caucasus, northern Iran, and Crimea. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with a corm, which is sometimes called a bulb. In this crocus, the flowers emerge from the ground before the foliage, usually in October, occasionally as early as September, with the return of rain. The large cup-shaped flowers of the 'Artabir' selection are 5-6 cm long. They open in a star shape, revealing petals finely veined with violet. Their colour varies somewhat depending on the nature of the soil and the temperature. The reverse side of the petals is almost white. The golden yellow heart of the flower is adorned with stamens of the same yellow and a very bright orange, feathery style. The flowers close at night and in bad weather, and open wide in the sun. The foliage emerges from the ground after flowering and disappears with the frost. It forms a small tuft 10 to 12 cm high, composed of 5 to 7 thin, slender, dark green leaves, crossed by a white midrib. A corm is an underground storage organ in plant morphology that resembles a bulb but is formed by a swollen stem surrounded by scales.
Crocus speciosus 'Artabir', with its large colourful and bright flowers, brings life to the lawn, the edge of a bed, or the rockery. It will also thrive on the edge of light woodland, along a hedge on the sunny side, in the company of colchicums and Naples cyclamens, for example. In the middle of the lawn, plant it with snowdrops or violets, mixed with other autumn crocuses or spring crocuses.
A tip for crocuses: the roots have the particular ability to contract like a spring, allowing the plant to settle at the ideal depth.
Our advice: Plant your bulbs upon receipt. Grow them in pots near your front door to welcome you every day! Once the leaves have withered, plant them in the garden, where they will bloom again next year.
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Plant your Crocus speciosus 'Artabir' before 20th September and they will bloom this autumn! Plant your bulbs in a warm, south or west-facing position, at a depth of 10-15 cm and spaced 8 cm apart. They prefer well-drained soil that doesn't retain too much water. If your garden soil is too heavy, incorporate gravel and sand at the time of planting. The first cold weather will bring out their flowers. They will faithfully return each year.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.