Crocus sieberi 'Firefly'
(Crocus, Snow Crocus, Species Crocus)
Origin: Hybrid
Family: Iridaceae
Light: Full sun/ sun-part shade
Height: 4-5"
Planting Depth: 4-5"
Spacing: 3-4"
Blooms: Fragrant, showy, lilac with yellow throat and surrounded by a white band, yellow base, on thin stalk, late Winter-early Spring, before leaves appear
Foliage: Herbaceous, mid-green, slender, smooth, grassy
Soil: Well-drained, poor, rich, mildly acidic, neutral, mildly alkaline
Water: Regular
Uses: Mass. rock garden, bed, borders, Spring interest, naturalizing
Propagation: Bulb divisions, offsets (In Fall)
Comments: Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' or Crocus or Snow Crocus or Species Crocus is a rare very cold hardy perennial bulbous plant with a moderate growth habit. It is of hybrid origin. In late Winter, before the leaves of this plant appear, Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' produces showy lilac flowers with orange throat surrounded by a broad white halo. It has low, grassy, mid-green, thin, smooth foliage. Snow Crocus 'Firefly' is easily propagated from offsets or bulb divisions; seedlings grown from seeds however will bloom a few weeks later and might or might not come. It thrives best in well-drained, mildly acidic or neutral poor soil in a sunny location and goes dormant in Summer. Mass plant Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' in borders, beds or as edging plants for a terrific display. Use them in rock gardens for a colorful landscape. Snow Crocus 'Firefly' can also be container cultivated. It is low maintenance. Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' spreads fast and is excellent for naturalizing. This harginger of Spring is a delightful show stopper. Another cultivar, Crocus sieberi sublimis '
tricolor' is also very frost hardy.
USDA Zones: 3-9
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