(Vernal Crocus)

Ideal for forcing in pots as well as for wakening the garden from its winter slumber, 'Flower Record' is one of many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two purple flowers arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or segments) in two whorls....

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, this 1924 introduction is one of the oldest of the many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two lavender-blue flowers with silvery overtones arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or...

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, 'Jeanne d'Arc' is an old and still unsurpassed selection of the European native Crocus vernus, commonly known as Dutch crocus. Like all other crocuses, this diminutive herbaceous perennial grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or white flowers arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or segments) in two whorls. Goblet-shaped when closed,...

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, this 1880 introduction is one of the oldest of the many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two pale violet flowers with bold purple veining arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or...

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, this 1943 introduction is one of the earliest of the many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two pure white flowers arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or segments) in two whorls....

(Vernal Crocus)

At winter's end, the magnificent crocus ‘Pickwick’ bears chalice-shaped flowers with white and lilac-purple stripes. This small ephemeral “bulb” is actually borne from corms. Crocus vernus originates from the alpine regions of southern Europe from the Pyrenees and Alps eastward to the Carpathians.

Crocus foliage appears in early spring. The grassy leaves have thing midveins of white and fade away towards the end of spring. The glory of the vernal crocus is its flower. From late winter...

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' is among the oldest of the many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two large glossy royal-purple flowers arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals" (or segments)...

(Vernal Crocus)

Providing a welcome splash of color at winter's end, this 1916 introduction is among the oldest of the many widely grown, large-flowered selections of the European native Crocus vernus. Like all other crocuses, it is a diminutive herbaceous perennial that grows from a small bulb-like storage organ known as a corm. In late winter or early spring, one or two large lilac-blue flowers with pale tips and dark bases arise on ankle-high, stalk-like floral tubes. The up-facing blooms have six "petals"...

(Vernal Crocus)

The glorious crocus 'Remembrance' offers glossy violet-purple flowers at the end of winter. This small ephermal “bulb” is actually borne from corms. Crocus vernus originates from the alpine regions of southern Europe from the Pyrenees and Alps eastward to the Carpathians.

Crocus foliage appears in early spring. The grassy leaves have thing midveins of white and fade away towards the end of spring. The glory of the vernal crocus is its flower. From late winter to late spring, its foliage...

(Golden Crocus)

Glowing like drops of sunlight in the late winter and early spring garden, the golden yellow flowers of this hybrid crocus are wonderful among snowdrops and tommy crocuses. A small herbaceous perennial that grows from a corm (bulb-like storage organ), it is sterile and thus does not self-sow. It slowly forms larger clumps through multiplication of its corms.

Golden, cup-shaped, six-"petaled" flowers, one to two per corm, arise on short stalk-like floral tubes in early spring, blooming with the...