Category: Plant of the week

Plant of the week. Cyclamen coum (eastern cyclamen or Persian violet) is a true hardy species. RHS named in top 200 plants in last 200 years

Were well into the winter/spring bulb season and one of the earliest flowering is Crocus tommasinianus (common name Early or Elfin Crocus ). Why not try this beautiful plant as an alternative to the taller and later flowering Dutch hybrids, such as ‘Jeanne d’Arc’, which you usually see in garden centres. Less prone to being knocked over in wind or rain, and freely naturalising, its ideal for planting in lawns.