1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb, Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Scrubs, Woods
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
1.0.1 Edible Fruit
1.3 Fragrance
1.3.1 Fragrant Flower
1.5.1 Fragrant Fruit
1.5.3 Fragrant Leaf
1.5.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
1.6 Showy Foliage
1.7 Showy Bark
1.8 Foliage Texture
1.9 Foliage Sheen
1.10 Evergreen
1.11 Invasive
1.12 Self-Sowing
1.13 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
1.14 Allergy
Not Available
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
2.1.3 Edible Uses
2.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
2.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used to poison animals during hunting
2.3 Used As Indoor Plant
2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
Crocus Longiflorus
EUPHORBIA virosa
3.2 Common Name
3.2.1 In Hindi
3.2.2 In German
Krokus
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
3.2.3 In French
3.2.4 In Spanish
3.2.5 In Greek
3.2.6 In Portuguese
3.2.7 In Polish
3.2.8 In Latin
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
4.3 Class
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
4.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Crocoideae
Euphorbioideae
4.10 Number of Species