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Crocus chrysanthus Zenith
Crocus chrysanthus Zenith
Crocus chrysanthus Zenith
Snow Crocus, Golden Crocus
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Description
Crocus chrysanthus 'Zenith' produces delicate flowers in a beautiful gradient of soft blue and deeper blue-violet, enhanced by a yellow heart and yellow-orange stamens. Its small bulbs bloom very early in the season, just after snowdrops. Easy to grow, floriferous, and reliable, it naturalises easily in borders or rockeries, as long as it receives enough sunlight and is planted in well-drained soil.
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Crocus chrysanthus 'Zenith' belongs to the Iridaceae family. Its ancestor, the golden crocus, originates from Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. This prolific variety quickly forms significant colonies in 12cm (5in) tall upright clumps. Flowering occurs from February to March, depending on the climate. The plants have cup-shaped flowers that open in a star shape, composed of light blue petals surrounded by darker blue sepals. The flower's centre is filled with bright orange-yellow stamens grouped in a 'tube'. The flowers close at night and in bad weather, then open wide in the sun and even in partial shade. The foliage is deciduous, drying up and disappearing some time after flowering, while the bulb enters dormancy to escape the hot season. It consists of thin, thick linear leaves, which are single and alternate. They are bright green with a white-silver central stripe. The 'bulbs' here are corms. A corm is, in plant morphology, an underground storage organ that looks like a bulb but is formed by a swollen stem surrounded by scales.
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Botanical crocuses are the first heralds of spring. Crocus chrysanthus 'Zenith' is perfect in rockeries, borders, and along pathways. It will also thrive in the edge of a light woodland with Anemones blanda, along a hedge, planted en masse at the base of deciduous trees with hellebores and Cyclamen coum, or in the middle of a lawn with winter aconites, snowdrops, or a carpet of violets. It can also be planted with other early-flowering crocuses. This crocus is well-suited for planting in outdoor pots.
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Crocus roots can contract like a spring, allowing the plant to settle at its ideal depth.
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chrysanthus
Zenith
Iridaceae
Snow Crocus, Golden Crocus
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Planting and care
Plant young bulbs from September to December, in light, even chalky soil, at a depth of 5cm (2in) and with a spacing of 5cm (2in). Alternatively, plant in groups of three every 15 to 20cm (6 to 8in). If necessary, incorporate coarse sand into the planting soil. It is preferable to leave them in place. They will form increasingly floriferous clumps. They also work well in pots on a patio.
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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 zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
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:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
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.