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Crocus speciosus Artabir

Crocus speciosus Artabir
Justin Bieber's Crocus, Bieber's Crocus

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One of the most cultivated cultivars due to the size of the flowers and their attractive colour, which varies from light blue to pale violet depending on the soil and temperatures. This crocus blooms in September-October. Its leaves emerge from the ground after flowering and persist in winter. It naturalises easily in the lawn or at the edge of a flower bed.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
10 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time September
Recommended planting time August to September
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Description

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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Crocus speciosus Artabir  (Flowering) Flowering
Crocus speciosus Artabir  (Plant habit) Plant habit

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 10 cm
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour mauve
Flowering time September to October
Flower size 6 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Crocus

Species

speciosus

Cultivar

Artabir

Family

Iridaceae

Other common names

Justin Bieber's Crocus, Bieber's Crocus

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference22667

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Planting and care

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.

Planting period

Best planting time September
Recommended planting time August to September
Planting depth 10 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 100 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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