RHS Journals
The Garden
February 2008
Putting crocus in focus
Much-loved, yet often taken for granted, crocus are among the most spectacular of early sprong flowers.
Images: Tim Sandall
1 Crocus chrysanthus ‘Blue Bird’
2 C. chrysanthus ‘Romance’
3 C. biflorus subsp. adamii ‘Miss Vain’
4 C. flavus subsp. flavus
5 C. corsicus
6 C. sieberi subsp. sublimis ‘Tricolor’
7 C. chrysanthus ‘Blue Pearl’
8 C. etruscus ‘Zwanenburg’
9 C. biflorus subsp. weldenii ‘Albus’
10 C. chrysanthus ‘Herald’
11 C. olivieri subsp. balansae
With thanks to Pottertons Nursery, Lincolnshire
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