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Confused Crocus?

Why are my purple crocuses blooming now?  According to my garden diary they bloomed for a week in March  these last two years. Very odd.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Maybe they're autumn crocuses or maybe colchicums



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • I don't think so as I bought them as a mixed spring flowering lot. The yellow and purple ones flowered together in March.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Have they got leaves?image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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    No they haven't which has made me suspicious. I bought some iris reticulata  bulbs recently and I think there must have been a mistake as I'm sure these crocuses are coming up where I planted the irises. These look like crocus speciosus to me What do you think? I've never bought any of those!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I think you're right Doris, C. speciosus, right on timeimage

    I've had a lot of wrong bulbs over the last few years, I'm sure things were more reliable in the past.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • I can't exactly dig them up and take them back to Wyevale for a refund can I?

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    No, but you could take their photo along and get some replacement irisesimage

     



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Yes I thought of that but they may give me a bag of crocuses again! Especially if there's a problem at their suppliers. Worth a try anyway. Thanks

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