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

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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 \| (1) ]
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. After blooming the foliage disappears until the following year. [ Reply to this comment \| ]

Plants→Crocus→Snow Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant')