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
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Near Threatened
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Common names
  • Etruscan crocus
  • Species Crocus
  • Crocus

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Location: Wallsend Tyne and Wear England UK
Date: 4000-10-09
Crocus etruscus

Date: 2012-03-13
Photo courtesy of: Meneerke bloem
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg

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