Description
This is the smallest of all of the Crocus species with an elfin appearance and an “I can’t believe it” size that charms all who see it.
It has thin, thread-like leaves and tiny waisted flowers which are in the shape of Crocus chrysanthus, but miniaturised.. The flower colour can be white, light blue-violet or pale yellow. In this robust and floriferous form, propagated from a RUDA collection, the flowers are a good, rich yellow rather than the pale forms sometimes seen in the wider species.
This little elf, would get lost in the open garden but it is a delight in a pot, under glass where its size can be appreciated and physical protection from the weather given. It is fully cold hardy here hardy but the flowers are smaller than a winter raindrop! Easy, loam based compost, drier in summer.
