Crocuses are thermoperiodic plants, which means they rely on temperature cues rather than day length to dictate their lifecycle. Their corms (a type of bulb) also usually need a cold spell in autumn ...

In late winter, keep your eyes peeled for purple, yellow and white crocus flowers poking out of a bed of mulch or beneath a snowy blanket. These cup-shaped blooms appear in a swath of colors, painting ...

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...

Now is the time to start planting your spring bulbs. Try crocus for some wonderful bursts of color in early spring. Mass plantings of colorful crocuses celebrate the start of spring. They sometimes ...

We may not have any snow in the south of England, but our lawn is covered with snow crocuses (Crocus sieberi). Individually these slender lilac blooms are insignificant, but en masse they are ...