Crocus
Genus
Also called Crocus genus, crocuses, croci
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Days to Maturity 10–20 days” — Crocus Planting Guide | Zones, Dates & Tips
“Water low” — Crocus Planting Guide | Zones, Dates & Tips
“Soil pH 6 – 7” — Crocus Planting Guide | Zones, Dates & Tips
“Hardiness Zones Zone 3a – 8b” — Crocus Planting Guide | Zones, Dates & Tips
“Spacing 3"” — Crocus Planting Guide | Zones, Dates & Tips
“Propagation is by division” — Crocus (Common Crocus, Dutch Crocus, Dutch Crows, Species Crocuses) | North Carolina Extension Gardener
“before a hard frost is expected in the fall” — Crocus Flowers: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Crocuses
“They are low growing plants, whose flower stems remain underground, that bear relatively large white, yellow, orange or purple flowers and then become dormant after flowering.” — Crocus - Wikipedia
“Corms can be cooked as a vegetable.” — Crocus (Common Crocus, Dutch Crocus, Dutch Crows, Species Crocuses) | North Carolina Extension Gardener
“Corms are consumed by rodents. Squirrels seem particularly adept at locating, digging up, and eating newly planted corms.” — Crocus (Common Crocus, Dutch Crocus, Dutch Crows, Species Crocuses) | North Carolina Extension Gardener
Who grows this
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1 cultivar
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Fact sheet: 4 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian