About Crocus

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Origin

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

Types

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

Number of Varieties

Rank: 54 (Overall)

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Habitat

Scrubs, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Gout

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Crocus Longiflorus

Common Name

Crocus

In Hindi

Crocus

In German

Krokus

In French

Crocus

In Spanish

Azafrán

In Greek

κρόκος

In Portuguese

Açafrão

In Polish

Krokus

In Latin

Erocum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Crocus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Crocoideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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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 . 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.

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: 10.00 cm 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.

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.