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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Snow Crocus
  • Crocus
  • Golden Crocus

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2021-03-15
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-03-23
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Date: 2018-03-11
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2015-03-13
3:41 pm. A good performer when the deer don't eat it first.
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-03-20
Location: Fairfax, VA | October 2022
Date: 2022-10-05

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