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Snow Crocus |
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Early Crocus |
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Tommasini's Crocus |
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Tommies |
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Crocus |
| 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) |
| Plant Height: | 2-4 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral Other: A thin, green blade with a tell-tale white stripe down the middle. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: White to lavender throats, darkening to purple towards edges of petals. Bright yellow stamens. |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Corm |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
| Posted by sheryl (Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ - Zone 9b) on Dec 6, 2011 8:20 PM Lovely little flowers, blooming here in 6b/7a by early March. They are known to bloom through a late snow cover. The flowers only last for a day but it's not unusual to get multiple blooms per plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Oct 11, 2013 5:45 PM Ruby Giant is well named as it has a much, much larger flower than common tommies. Also, the color on Ruby Giant just shimmers. I bought lots more of these to plant this fall after I saw how pretty the ones I had were this spring. [ Reply to this comment | |
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