Crocus 'Advance' (Crocus 'Advance')
Other names: Crocus chrysanthus 'Advance'
'Advance' is a compact, tufted, cormous perennial bearing linear, dark green leaves with a silvery, central stripe and, in late winter and early spring, goblet-shaped, yellow flowers, purple on the outside.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus pulchellus (Hairy crocus)
Other names: Mount Athos crocus
C. pulchellus is an upright, cormous perennial with linear, grass-like, dark green leaves and, in autumn or early winter before the leaves emerge, veined, pale lilac flowers with dark yellow throats and white anthers.
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0.05m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus tommasinianus (Early crocus)
C. tommasinianus is a perennial corm with narrow leaves and purple flowers with yellow stamens emerging in early spring.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus 'Romance' (Crocus 'Romance')
Other names: Crocus chrysanthus 'Romance', Snow crocus 'Romance'
'Romance' is a compact, tufted, cormous perennial bearing linear, dark green leaves, each with a silvery, central stripe and, in late winter or early spring, goblet-shaped, pale yellow flowers, darker at the centre.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus chrysanthus (Golden crocus)
C. chrysanthus is a perennial corm, appearing in late winter or early spring. It has dark-green, grass-like leaves surrounding bright-yellow, goblet-shaped flowers.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus kotschyanus (Kotschy's crocus)
Other names: Crocus zonatus
C. kotschyanus is a vigorous, upright, cormous perennial with linear, grass-like, dark green leaves and long-tubed, pale lilac flowers borne in autumn before the leaves emerge.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Saffron crocus, Blood of Thoth, St Valentine's rose
C. sativus is a tufted, cormous perennial with narrow, dull to dark green leaves and, borne with or shortly before the leaves in autumn, widely open, lilac-purple flowers with dark purple veins. The prominent red stigmas, once dried, are used in cooking as a seasoning and colour agent.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus 'Goldilocks' (Crocus 'Goldilocks' )
'Goldilocks' is a perennial with golden-yellow goblet shaped flowers in late winter to early spring.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus cartwrightianus (Wild saffron)
Other names: Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus
C. cartwrightianus is a perennial corm appearing in autumn or early winter. It has upright, grass-like, dark-green leaves, which surround solitary, pale purple, goblet-shaped flowers that have dark veins and conspicuous red stigmas.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg' (Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg')
'Zwanenburg' is a perennial with pale lilac goblet shaped flowers, paler outside, in late winter to early spring.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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1-3 years to maturity |
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