Crocus

RHS Genus Guide

Flowering mainly in late winter to early spring, crocuses offer cheer in borders, seasonal containers or planted in lawns to create colour carpets. In addition to the spring flowering cultivars, another group of crocuses flower in autumn. For the connoisseur, some species are best grown in troughs or alpine houses.

Botanical name: Crocus

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Crocus

crocus 'Vanguard'

Crocus 'Vanguard'

crocus 'Vanguard'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

white Bieberstein's crocus

Crocus speciosus 'Albus'

white Bieberstein's crocus

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

crocus 'Pickwick'

Crocus 'Pickwick'

crocus 'Pickwick'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

early crocus 'Roseus'

Crocus tommasinianus 'Roseus'

early crocus 'Roseus'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

crocus 'Golden Yellow'

Crocus × luteus 'Golden Yellow'

crocus 'Golden Yellow'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

early crocus 'Whitewell Purple'

Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'

early crocus 'Whitewell Purple'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

crocus 'Snow Bunting'

Crocus 'Snow Bunting'

crocus 'Snow Bunting'

Height: Up to 10cm
Width: 0–0.1 metre

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