General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Dutch Crocus
  • Spring Crocus
  • Crocus

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-03-27
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-03-22
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-03-15
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-03-28
Location: central Illinois
Date: 3-8-11
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-03-21
Location: Fairfax, VA
Very large
Uploaded by gemini_sage

Date: 2005-03-25

Date: 2018-04-01
Location: Fairfax, VA
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-03-18
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-04-05
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: april
early april. a bee gets dusted in pollen

Date: 2005-03-13

Date: 2005-03-13
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-03-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-03-10
forced
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-03-21
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-03-10
Forced
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-06
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