AT A GLANCE
When and how do I cut a crocus?
Does the crocus necessarily need a pruning?
The crocus needed none pruning. Similar to other early bloomers such as the daffodils, snowdrop and tulips the crocus pulls itself after the heyday return. The flower dries up along with the leaves and becomes earth. You can therefore leave your crocus carelessly and do not necessarily need the pruning shears in the course of the Care to whip out. This also applies to crocuses that bloom in the fall.
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When can the crocus be cut?
Anyone who is bothered by the appearance of the withered flowers and leaves can cut the crocus if it completely withered is.
Right after fading the crocus should not be pruned. It is important that its leaves turn yellow. The tuber in the ground draws the juice from the leaves and needs it for the coming season. Even with a lawn mower, you can rigorously trim the crocus after the above-ground parts of the plant have withered completely.
Should the wilted flowers of the crocus be cut off?
The opposite of removing the leaves is cutting off the wilted flowers of the crocus recommended. This will prevent your crocus from forming its seeds. That would sap his strength. In addition, cutting withered flowers prevents the crocus from later self-sowing, which is not always met with joy.
What should you do after cutting the crocus?
Right after cutting is the best time to Fertilize of the crocus came. Just use compost for this. A crocus in a planter can be supplied with slow-release fertilizer. Fertilizing is crucial so that the tuber can recharge its batteries for the next flowering season. Otherwise there is a risk that the crocus will eventually no longer blooms.
Also after cutting you can cut the crocus if necessary transplant.
Is the crocus suitable as a cut flower?
The flowers of the crocus are not suitable as cut flowers. Their stems are too short to store a lot of juice and thus keep in a vase for a long time. It is therefore better to leave your crocuses in the bed, because the bees can also enrich themselves there.
Tip
Propagate the crocus immediately after cutting
Crocuses usually multiply underground within a few years with the help of daughter tubers. If you want, you can use the opportunity after cutting or Use the wilting of the plant to separate these daughter bulbs from the main bulb and plant them in a different location.
