These cro­cuses daz­zle with a splash of heav­enly white.

This group of flaw­less, white cro­cuses stopped me in my tracks on a rare sunny after­noon this week. While pur­ple and yel­low cro­cuses are a wel­come treat for the eyes, starved for actual colour in early spring, the pure white of this gleam­ing, white cro­cus drew me like a mag­net. Radiant yel­low sta­mens glowed in the inte­rior. I made a men­tal note to plant some groups of white cro­cuses in my gar­den next fall.

Why this plant­ing works so well, is that the cro­cuses are planted close together in a clump. All bulbs appear at their best when planted in close group­ings rather than spot­ted singly. A great way to get this effect is to buy cro­cus in pots in spring, (mean­ing: right now, if your ground is soft enough), dig holes in bare spots, and tuck them into your gar­den. Next fall, your plant­ing will already be done.