Define Crocus

Our selection of Crocus includes several colors of strong and hardy bulbs. Then watch them spread and multiply by leaps and bounds. Plant them anywhere -- along sidewalks, under trees and even across your lawn.

Low growing in bunches, Blue Pearl blooms in cool glacier blue flowers with cream-white centers. Once planted, it multiplies quickly and comes back every spring. This is one of the easiest plants to have in the garden.

Like clockwork, they return each spring, in ever-increasing numbers. Early-blooming crocuses are easy to plant, and, once established, are all but carefree. A longtime favorite of bulb-fanciers, Giant Crocus Vanguard's distinctive flower goblets are comprised...

Bulb size: 9 cm. Blooming in early spring, Flower Record is the center of attention; the intense purple flowers can be seen from great distance. Crocus will naturalize readily on the edge of the property, in wooded areas or in the garden border.

Bulb size:9 cm. These crocus will naturalize in your gardens and herald spring for years to come. Plant them in large drifts in your lawn, garden or under shrubs and trees.

The snow might be falling, but this especially pretty crocus--with violet petals, yellow and white throats, and golden sepals--is beginning to bloom: a happy harbinger of spring and the gardening season to come.

Makes a stunning impression planted en masse, or mixed with Iris Katharina Hodgkin. Surely one of the most distinctive and beguiling of all crocuses, ‘Pickwick' boasts bright lavender petals finely detailed with purple stripes.

When the rain is pouring and the wind howling in early spring, crocus becomes an island of enjoyment, peacefully hugging the ground and reliably blooming—a garden's best friend.

Bulb size: 9 cm. The best one to plant in mass for natural look. Grant Maitre blooms with bright lavender blue goblets. Crocus will naturalize easily on the edge of the property, in wooded areas or in the garden border.

Plant in a lawn for natural spring meadow effect, easy to naturalize, and it is best in show when planted in groups of 20 to 50 bulbs. This gem blooms profusely with deep orange petals and it is great addition in front of the perennial border.

Bulb size: 9 cm. Plant together with Galanthus for natural meadow-like look. Blooming with clean white blooms and purple stems Jeanne d'Arc is pure enjoinment in early spring. Crocus will naturalize easily on the edge of the property, in wooded areas...

Bulb size: 9 cm. We recommend planting them with hellebore and galanthus in wooded areas for natural look and color. Crocus Yellow Mammoth is a superb yellow variety for bright color in early spring.

Around February and March, winter house-bound gardeners are roaming their property, searching for signs of renewed plant life. It is not uncommon to see their white, yellow and purple heads surrounded by late snow.

Bring them into the house~they will bloom about four weeks later. Perfect in groups and large masses. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

Plant in groups for stunning early spring color. Joan of Arc's appeal also comes from its charming purple-tinged base and its elegant shape, which attracts attention at every stage.

A large clump of species crocus can be one of the loveliest early spring displays of all. These Crocus are often called 'Snow Crocus' for obvious reasons. Add these jewel-toned beauties to your wildflower collection and you'll enjoy them for years.

This mix of purple, white and yellow Crocus will pop up in early spring through the snow. Tough yet cheerful, when this mix starts blooming you'll know spring is here!

(Crocus vernus) Plant this beauty along walkways or in your lawn for amazing early spring color. Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

Crocus need a chilling period of 12 to 16 weeks before blooming, so plan accordingly when growing crocus in your garden.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Crocus bulbs need well drained soil in a sunny to...

Plant them in the open rather than the shade (unless you live in the South) because crocuses like plenty of sunshine.You can plant them in the lawn, but for proper crocus care, don't cut the grass until their leaves turn yellow and disappear.

Greek slaves were known to have eaten the plant to make them sick, and even to commit suicide. This Colchicum has a rather unusual life cycle in that the colorful flowers appear as its name suggests, in early autumn.All parts of autumn crocus plants are...

So what are crocus offsets? They prefer a sunny location but will tolerateCrocus bulbs must be dug up for division when they have gone dormant after the first frost in the fall. The mother bulb creates offsets from buds within the base.

Bring them into the house~they will bloom about four weeks later. Perfect in groups and large masses. Crocus Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens.

One caveat: If you plant in the lawn, wait 6 weeks after flowers bloom to mow. The more you plant, the better it will look. Planting in the lawn is simple, since the bulbs are so small, and the effect in spring is a real treat.

Getting its name from gorgeous, bi-colored orange and near-black blooms that resemble a Monarch Butterfly, this Wild Crocus is sure to be one of the first to pop up and delight in the early spring.

(10-16 C.).Maintain watering, but let the surface become dry to the touch before watering. They grow well in many types of soil; however, you may want to add extra peat to the soil mix at first.

“Ruby Giant” blooms are reddish purple, “Lilac Beauty” boasts pale lavender crocus with pink inner petals, and “Whitewell Purple” displays reddish-purple blooms. Dig a little compost or manure into the exposed soil, then plant the crocus bulbs.