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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
  • Crocus
  • Spring Crocus
  • Dutch Crocus

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 3-11-12
#pollination    bee butt
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-03-31
11:12 am. An early hit of purple.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-29
former forcers
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2017-03-31
1:41 pm. Two Bees in one blossom.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-01-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-02-12
Being forced
Location: central Illinois
Date: fall, 2013

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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Date: 2005-03-18

Date: 2005-03-13

Date: 2012-03-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-29
These crocus were forced previously, then planted outside
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-24

Date: 2018-04-01
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-13
Forced  over winter

photo by ghislain118
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-15
forced
Plant Events from our members
paleohunter On March 13, 2021 Bloomed
First blooms.
paleohunter On November 22, 2020 Obtained plant
60 bulbs
paleohunter On November 14, 2020 Obtained plant
120 bulbs. VanBloem HD
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