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Crocuses
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Crocus vernus Deep violet-mauve flowers with a purple base. Spreads readily. Very Early to Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus vernus Marble-white petals striped and tinged with lilac-purple veins. Very Early to Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus vernus Yellow, white, purple, blue and stripes, for large-scale naturalizing or border plantings. Very Early to Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus chrysanthus Pale blue petals with a bronze base outside, pearly white and pale blue inside with a yellow base. Very Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus chrysanthus Light eggnog cream with a slightly darker base and orange stamens. Very Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus chrysanthus White petals brushed with dark violet on the outside, white inside with bright orange stamens. Very Early Spring blooms.
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Crocus tommasinianus Purplish-red slender flowers with a lighter base and margins. Doesn’t compete well in grass, but easily reseeds itself and forms colonies in gardens.
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Crocus chrysanthus Winter white with gold stamens, very lightly feathered grey-blue on the outside. Lightly fragrant.
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Crocus sieberi sbsp. sublimus f. tricolor Golden-orange throat banded with white makes a vivid center in these bright lilac-blue blooms. Flowers open wide and starlike in the sun.
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Crocus x luteus The classic big yellow crocus, perhaps the most popular crocus variety for well over 300 years.
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Crocus A mix of types and colors blooming in very early spring, mostly Snow Crocus with some of the other small, low-growing species as well. 2–4" tall.
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Spring Crocus
A classic for early spring color that also provides early food for bees. One of the most popular genera, they are welcome precursors of spring—colorful, long-lived, and easy to grow. Their waxy coat allows them to bloom even through a late snow. Flowers open wide in bright sun and close up at night and on grey days. Once established, crocus can spread by “cormlets” and seed in well-drained areas. Foliage of low-growing varieties fades before the grass needs mowing.
In his award-winning book The Holistic Orchard, Michael Phillips recommended planting crocus in the orchard to help attract and retain native orchard mason bees. Crocus provide a pollen source before the fruit trees bloom.