These Firefly crocus were peeking out this past Thursday
I had another opportunity to visit my old garden, and was surprised and pleased to find a different crocus blooming in a new spot. I am pretty sure I received the original corms of
Crocus sieberi atticus ‘Firefly’ as a bonus gift included with a bulb order. It is not an uncommon crocus.
Once again, micro-climates come into play. This was planted in the peony bed, which is a south-facing slope. And since this bed is usually well-weeded but not mulched, the dark earth readily absorbs the sun’s heat. It is a small miracle that the voles haven’t eaten them, as this is the same bed where I lost 150 species tulips. (It still stings. It was going to be so pretty.)
Previous to this weirdly mild winter, the earliest a crocus has ever bloomed for me has been March.
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About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.
When dealing with frost it is always best to be paranoid. In the spring never think it is too late for one more frost to come. And in the fall never think it too early.
~Rundy
in
Frost
Lovely to see that beauty. Spring is beginning to sing its old song again.~~Dee
Love these little sieberi crocuses. They are so pretty.
the rebirth of spring is apparent….the purple crocus are amazing!