Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty - Early Crocus
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty - Early Crocus
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty - Early Crocus
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty - Early Crocus
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty - Early Crocus
Crocus tommasinianus Lilac Beauty
Woodland crocus, Tommasini's crocus, Early crocus
Perfect. Ready to bloom again for the second year.
Boris, 20/02/2025
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Description
Crocus tommasinianus 'Lilac Beauty', also known as Thomas' crocus, Tommasini crocus or Serbian crocus, is an early-flowering bulbous plant with light lilac-blue cups with a silver reverse, highlighted at the throat by a cluster of bright orange stamens. Rare in our gardens, this cultivar derived from a sought-after botanical species is nevertheless among the easiest to grow. It offers a beautiful flowering at the end of winter. This plant will naturalise in cool and sunny or even shaded areas of the garden, or in a rockery.
Crocus tommasinianus 'Lilac Beauty' belongs to the Iridaceae family. It originates from Hungary, Croatia, the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro), and Bulgaria, and has naturalised in the Netherlands and the British Isles. This prolific plant forms significant colonies in upright tufts measuring 10cm (4in) in height. It has a rapid growth rate. Flowering takes place from February to March. The plants bear elongated cup-shaped flowers. They are light lavender-blue with a bright white-silver reverse, also present at the throat. The foliage is deciduous, composed of narrow, thick linear leaves, which are simple and alternate. They are shiny medium green with a white-silver central strip. The 'bulbs' here are corms. A corm is, in plant morphology, an underground storage organ that resembles a bulb but is formed by a swollen stem surrounded by scales.
'Lilac Beauty' works wonders in a rockery when its flowering emerges from stones bleached by the sun. It will also thrive on the edge of light woodland, along a hedge, planted en masse at the base of deciduous trees (spindle tree, heather, camellia) with Anemone blanda and Cyclamen coum, or in the middle of a lawn with winter aconites, snowdrops, or a carpet of violets, and of course, combined with other early-flowering crocuses. This crocus is well-suited for outdoor container planting and is suitable for green roofs.
Crocus roots can contract like a spring, allowing the plant to settle at its ideal depth.
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Flowering
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Botanical data
Crocus
tommasinianus
Lilac Beauty
Iridaceae
Woodland crocus, Tommasini's crocus, Early crocus
Crocus vernus var. tommasinianus Lilac Beauty, Crocus serbicus Lilac Beauty
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
'Lilac Beauty' grows in moist, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soils. It prefers a sunny exposure where its corollas can fully open. It is also important to protect it from cold winds. The ideal substrate should be sandy-gravelly with a pH between 8 and 10. It tolerates temperatures down to -29°C (-20.2°F). It withstands summer drought. Its natural habitat is the edge of the hedgerows and open areas. Planting should be done in autumn, burying the corms 8cm (3in) deep and spacing them 5 to 10cm (2 to 4in) apart. The plants have the best effect when planted in groups of 5 to 10 specimens. Once acclimatised and established, they multiply rapidly through spontaneous sowing, not always true to the parent plant. 'Lilac Beauty' requires no special maintenance. Care must be taken not to cut the foliage before it turns yellow. Corms are susceptible to excess moisture, which can cause them to rot during their resting period. Rodents are fond of these corms, and snails and slugs feed on all aerial parts of the plant.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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