PlantsFlowers
Crocus
Crocus vernus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Early cups before the yard wakes up
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4–6 in
- Spacing
- 3 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Mar–Apr
- How it spreads
- Bulb
- What to buy
- Bulbs in fall, in drifts.
- When to plant
- Plant in October.
In the design
Squirrels dig them. A handful under the soil, not a perfect row, survives better. They need sun at bloom time, then the leaves can be shaded.
