About Crocus

Crocus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China

1.4 Types

Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Scrubs, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Gout

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Crocus Longiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Crocus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Crocus

7.2.2 In German

Krokus

7.2.3 In French

Crocus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Azafrán

7.2.5 In Greek

κρόκος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Açafrão

7.2.7 In Polish

Krokus

7.2.8 In Latin

Erocum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Crocus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crocoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 93 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Crocus

Want to know the properties of Crocus? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Crocus is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Crocus Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Arthritis and Gout
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Crocus Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Crocus. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Crocus physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and 5.10 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White and Yellow
Leaf color: Green

Care of Crocus

Taking Crocus Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Crocus include pruning, which should be done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Crocus

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Crocus is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Crocus is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 90 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii. This plant's habitat is Scrubs and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.