I planted already well, sprouted crocus and in two years had a nice stand. They
didn't produce much more than foliage for the two falls after planting, but I'd
bet they are still in the ground and naturalizing up on Long Island.


On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:23:48 -0700, (paghat)
opined:

I see that Bulbmeister.com is putting on sale a half-dozen Autumn crocuses
because the bulbs are all sprouted. I've read in the past that planting
well-sprouted autumn crocuses can be like planting narcissus bulbs that
were forced during the winter -- they are depleted & may never fully
"recharge" to naturalize properly. But I find myself thinking that they
wouldn't recharge until bloom was completed & only grass remained, so what
would be the problem with buying heavily discounted autumn bloomers even
if they won't look like much until NEXT autumn.

Anyway, I wondered if anyone had ever planted autumn-bloom crocuses when
they were already well-sprouted? Did they perennialize & naturalize as
well as those that were put into the ground in a more timely manner? I'm
buying some of these discounted bulbs either way, but would like to know
if I should expect any disappointment.

-paghat the ratgirl