Melinda Myers

Crocus

Botanical Name

Crocus vernus

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

8

Height

6 inches

Flowers

Early spring: white, purple, yellow, striped

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Use in rock and perennial gardens, around trees and shrubs and in lawns

Problems

Squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and voles

Varieties

• Crocus chrysanthus - orange flowered and earlier than C. vernus.