Crocus

Often poking up through the last drifts of snow, crocuses are one of the opening acts of the spring-bulb show. Their large cup-shape blooms suddenly appearing in tufts of grasslike foliage seem magical. Plant crocuses in masses under trees and shrubs or in lawns for a dramatic early spring start in your garden. They thrive in any well-drained soil in full to partial sun.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

3-8

Plant Type:

Bulb

Plant Height:

2-6 inches tall

Plant Width:

1-3 inches wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fragrant,Drought Tolerant,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Bowles White' crocus

Crocus sieberi 'Bowles White' bears snowy, chalice-shape flowers with deep yellow throats appear in early spring. It grows 2-3 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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Fall crocus

Crocus speciosus lives up to its name, producing blue flowers in October. It grows 4-6 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Firefly' crocus

Crocus sieberi 'Firefly' offers lilac blooms that sport yellow throats and appear abundantly in late winter and early spring. The plant grows 2 to 3 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Flower Record' crocus

Crocus vernus 'Flower Record' produces large goblet-shape pale violet blooms that open above grasslike foliage. It grows 4 to 5 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Goldilocks' crocus

Crocus chrysanthus 'Goldilocks' is an early-blooming variety that has bright golden-yellow flowers. It grows 2-3 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Jeanne d'Arc' crocus

Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' bears white flowers that each display purple feathering on the petals. It grows 4-5 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Lilac Beauty' crocus

Crocus tommasinianus 'Lilac Beauty' offers lilac-blue flowers that gradually open to reveal showy, divided gold stamens. Flowers abundantly in early spring on plants that grow 2 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Pickwick' crocus

Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' is a large-flower variety with silvery lilac-striped blooms that appear abundantly in early spring. It grows 4 inches tall. Zones 3-9
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Tricolor Crocus

Crocus sieberi f. tricolor bears lilac flowers banded with yellow and white. It grows 3 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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'Yellow Mammoth' crocus

Crocus vernus 'Yellow Mammoth' offers gigantic golden-yellow blooms that pop up in early spring and spread easily to spread a layer of sunshine under bare trees and shrubs. It grows 5 inches tall. Zones 3-8
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Garden Plans

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Four Gorgeous Bulb and Perennial Gardens

Propagation

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Division