Crocus — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Crocus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Crocus cancellatus
Crocus cancellatus
Family: Iridaceae
Cultivation
Grows best on a gritty well-drained slope. Plants succeed outdoors if they are given perfect drainage in a warm sunny position, otherwise they are better grown in a bulb frame. Bulbs should be planted 5 - 7cm deep in the soil.
Full cultivation guide →Crocus kotschyanus
Crocus kotschyanus
Family: Iridaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sandy loam. Plants are easily grown in a bulb frame or in a sunny position outdoors, succeeding in a well-drained moisture-retentive soil. A very ornamental plant.
Full cultivation guide →Crocus nudiflorus
Crocus nudiflorus
Family: Iridaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a well-drained sandy or loamy soil that is free from clay. Prefers some shade from the hottest sun in summer and at least a modicum of moisture during its summer dormancy. Succeeds in grass, so long as this is not mown until the leaves die down, it also grows well under deep-rooting deciduous trees and shrubs.
Full cultivation guide →Crocus sativus
Crocus sativus
Family: Iridaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a well-drained sandy or loamy soil that is free from clay. Prefers a sunny position. Grows well on calcareous soils and on hot sheltered stony banks.
Full cultivation guide →Crocus serotinus
Crocus serotinus
Family: Iridaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in most soils, conditions and positions. Plants grow well in a peaty soil in a bulb frame and should succeed outdoors in a sandy peaty soil. The subspecies C. serotinus austriacus can be naturalized in grass or beneath deep rooting trees on light well-drained soils.
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