Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb, Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China
Western United States, Canada
Types
Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
905
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40000
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Habitat
Scrubs, Woods
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-1
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
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Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant
Botanical Name
Crocus Longiflorus
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Crocus
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
Crocus
Sugar Pine
In German
Krokus
Sugar Pine
In French
Crocus
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
Azafrán
Sugar Pine
In Greek
κρόκος
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
Açafrão
Sugar Pine
In Polish
Krokus
Sugar Pine
In Latin
Erocum
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asparagales
Pinales
Family
Iridaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Crocus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Crocoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
905
1
27800
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