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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
  • Yellow Crocus
  • Species Crocus
  • Crocus

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Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Date: February 6, 2023
Yellow Crocus #158 nn; LHB p. 266, 37-1-?, "Ancient Greek name fo
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2017-02-12
Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Date: February 6, 2023
Yellow Crocus #158 nn; LHB p. 266, 37-1-?, "Ancient Greek name fo
Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Date: February 6, 2023
Yellow Crocus #158 nn; LHB p. 266, 37-1-?, "Ancient Greek name fo
Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Date: February 6, 2023
Yellow Crocus #158 nn; LHB p. 266, 37-1-?, "Ancient Greek name fo

Date: c. 1869
illustration of Crocus flavus as C. aureus from 'English Botany',
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
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