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Crocuses are beautiful flowers that bloom in early spring. They come in many colors like purple, yellow, and white, and they often poke through the snow to say hello!
Key details
- Height
- 8-15 cm
- Spread
- 5-10 cm
- Flower Size
- 2-4 cm
- Bloom Season
- Early spring
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Traits
FloweringSpring BloomingFragrant FlowerColorfulGrasslandPollinator MagnetRapid Growing
What this page adds
The Crocuses has striking cup-shaped flowers that emerge in vibrant purple, yellow, or white hues, often with contrasting stripes or veining. Its slender, grass-like leaves, typically with a central silver stripe, usually appear around or after the blooms, distinguishing it from other early spring flowers.
Crocus flowers have tiny 'feet' called corms, which are actually swollen underground stems!
Some crocus bulbs can survive being frozen solid in ice and still bloom when it thaws!
The world's most expensive spice, saffron, comes from the red stigmas of a special crocus!
