베르누스크로커스 '픽윅'-[정명] Crocus vernus 'Pickwick'

 

베르누스크로커스 '픽윅'

 

 

 

과명	Iridaceae (붓꽃과)	속명	Freesia (프리지아속)
전체학명	[정명]Crocus vernus 'Pickwick'	추천명	베르누스크로커스 '픽윅'
이명	크로커스 베르누스 픽 윅	외국명	Crocus Dutch

 

 

 

 

Common Name: Spring crocus

Type: Bulb

Family: Iridaceae

Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Spread: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Bloom Time: April

Bloom Description: Silver-lilac with darker lilac stripes

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Naturalize

Flower: Showy, Good Cut

Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil, Black Walnut

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Culture

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Plants perform best in gritty, well-drained soils. Avoid heavy clay soils or moist soil conditions. Plant corms about 2-3” deep and 3-4” apart in the fall. If corms are planted in the lawn, foliage should be left unmowed until the foliage yellows (about 6 weeks after bloom). Divide corms every 4-5 years. Plants naturalize well over time in open sunny grassy areas, beds and borders. Watering should be reduced as plants go dormant in late spring, with dryish soils generally considered best during dormancy.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Crocus vernus is an early spring blooming bulb (actually a corm) that is primarily native to high alpine areas in Europe (Pyrenees, Alps and Carpathians). Many popular hybrids of this crocus have been developed over the years. Species plants and hybrids are commonly called Dutch crocus, large flowering crocus, giant crocus or spring crocus. Flowers bloom in early spring for about three weeks (typically beginning in late March in the St. Louis area). Flowers close at night and open up in the morning, but usually remain closed on rainy/cloudy days. Basal, grass-like leaves. Foliage yellows as plants go dormant several weeks after bloom.

Genus name comes from krokos the ancient Greek name for saffron (Crocus sativus.) It is one of the most ancient plant names.

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