The Crafty Cultivator

Did you know that crocus can send up little seed heads after the foliage has died back? because I didn’t until this spring. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this happen in previous years, but nearly every clump of crocus has done it this year. Whether I left it in the ground, or dug it up to move it. So what am I going to do? I opened up the seed pods of course and sprinkled them into a pot of potting soil to hopefully grow into more crocus. I’ll let you know how it goes here.

So to be more specific, These are from spring crocus bulbs – Crocus vernus

If I never say anything about this experiment ever again, then they probably never germinated. However, I did this same thing a few years ago with my dwarf Arctic Iris that had produced some seed, but never posted anything about it. I did end up with 4 of the 6 seeds germinating from that experiment, so I am hopeful this one goes in a similar fashion.

If I can get even more crocus going for free, that would be amazing. The more early blooming things I can add, the better since it is such a nice end to winter, especially in a place where winter can be so long. I do plan to add some more regular purple crocus, since the majority that I have are “Striped Beauty”. The only color that I prefer to not add is yellow, as I don’t enjoy yellow flowers in my space. There are only a handful of things that bloom yellow that I make the exception for.

Have you grown some crocus from seed? Share your experiences in the comments below. I am assuming that I won’t see growth from these until after winter.