Botanical name
Crocus x luteus 'Golden Yellow'
Other names
Crocus 'Golden Yellow', Crocus 'Large Yellow', Crocus 'Yellow Mammoth', Crocus 'Mammoth Yellow', Crocus 'Yellow Giant', Crocus 'Golden Mammoth', Crocus chrysanthus 'Golden Yellow', Crocus x stellaris 'Golden Yellow', Crocus x stellaris 'Golden Yellow', Crocus 'Geel', Crocus 'Dutch Yellow', Crocus flavus 'Golden Yellow'
Genus
Variety or Cultivar
'Golden Yellow' _ 'Golden Yellow' is a compact, clump-forming, cormous perennial bearing linear, dark green leaves, each with a silvery, central stripe, and bright yellow-orange flowers in spring.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump-forming, Erect
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
COLOUR
Flower
Orange, Yellow in Spring
Foliage
Green in Spring
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific pests
General care
Pruning
No pruning needed.
WHERE TO GROW
Crocus x luteus 'Golden Yellow' (Crocus 'Golden Yellow') will reach a height of 0.15m and a spread of 0.1m after 1-3 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Rock, Wildflower
Cultivation
Plant in autumn in gritty, poor or moderately fertile soil in full sun.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered