crocus help needed

[luckycharlie]

    Bought some crocus bulbs two weeks ago. have planted out in tubs of compost  and now they are in flower!!!


   Do you think they will flower again in spring or should I buy more?

  x Chas

[luckycharlie]

[luckycharlie]

  forgot to mention no leaves just flowers!!

   

X Chas

[pumkinlover]

Just enjoy, what variety are they?
Maybe autumn flowering crocus.

[Aden Roller]

Just enjoy, what variety are they?
Maybe autumn flowering crocus.

It does sound as if they might be.  ;)

I think I might buy another small batch from somewhere else and plonk some Spring flowering in to be on the safe side.

[luckycharlie]

 

Thank you didn't even know you could get autumn flowering ones.!! Will go and buy some more  ;D





  x Chas

[goodlife]

The autumn flowering crocus goes under names colchicum or naked ladies.. ;)

[chriscross1966]

Saffron croci are also autumn flowering....

[elhuerto]

My saffron crocus are also flowering after putting the bulbs in less than 3 weeks ago. If I get any saffron strands from them, will this be the quickest plant to harvest ratio possible?  :)

[luckycharlie]

The autumn flowering crocus goes under names colchicum or naked ladies.. ;)

   DH loves the idea of having naked ladies in his garden  ;D ;D ;D

  How can I tell what variety we have ?

  Mine are purple quite tall and no leaves.

  X Chas

[goodlife]

That sounds like 'naked ladies'....no leaves=no clothes.. ;) ;D Colchicum bulbs are much larger than Crocuses...and slightly different shape too.
There is several varieties of these..so it maybe difficult to give them exact variety name...they are all different shades of lilac and some have lot of petals and other are just simple type.
Perharps having a look at bulb nurseries sites for photos and compairing what you've got will do the job?
Google Colchicum..and see what comes up.. ;)