Crocus Chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' is considered one of the best spring flowering crocuses. Award-winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993, it displays luminous, soft blue flowers on the outside with a bronzy yellow base and a deep yellow throat. This crocus is not only attractive, but also floriferous, fragrant, vigorous and reliable. Quite remarkable!

Wonderfully fragrant, Crocus Chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty' is considered one of the best spring flowering crocuses. Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit, it displays plump, creamy-yellow flowers on the outside with purple margins and a bronzy green base. Bright orange stamens add a fiery spark! This crocus is not only attractive, but also floriferous, vigorous and reliable.

As suggested by its name, Crocus chrysanthus 'Goldilocks' is a very showy Snow Crocus with intense, golden yellow flowers, adorned with dark purplish-brown feathering on their outer tepals. Its grass-like foliage features narrow, dark green leaves with a very thin central silver stripe. Introduced in 1950, this crocus is slightly scented and will lift the spirits of winter-weary gardeners.

Crocus chrysanthus 'Snow Bunting' is still considered one of the best spring flowering crocuses. Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993, it is as white as its name suggests and displays ivory flowers with a rich golden heart and a light lilac feathering at the base. This crocus emits a sweet scent and spreads to make decent clumps.

Fragrant, Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze' is a very showy perennial corm with its rich, deep yellow cup-shaped flowers, heavily marked outside with dark bronze. Amongst the easiest to grow of all Crocuses, 'Zwanenburg Bronze' is not only attractive, but also floriferous, vigorous and reliable. Quite remarkable! Spectacular in large sweeping drifts, under trees, in front of shrubs, along walkways.

Among the earliest crocuses to flower, Crocus 'Firefly' features soft lilac to pale violet flowers with yellow bottoms and golden throats. Borne on sturdy stems, each plant has 3-6 narrow, dark green leaves, with each leaf being adorned with a very thin central silver stripe. A great performer, 'Firefly' will quickly increase over time, providing attractive splashes of color in the garden.

One of the most striking and earliest crocuses to flower, Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis 'Tricolor' (Botanical Crocus) features large, fragrant flowers with rich purple petals and a golden throat beautifully edged with pure white. Borne on sturdy stems, the blooms open with narrow, dark green leaves. A great performer, 'Tricolor' is a cormous perennial that will quickly increase over time, providing attractive splashes of color in the garden.

Blooming well before the fat Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus), Crocus chrysanthus (Snow Crocus) pokes through the bare earth or snow to cheer gardeners and capture their heart. This crocus produces smaller flowers than those of the familiar 'Dutch crocuses' but in greater numbers. This species is also noteworthy for its unusual color blends, not found in the larger hybrids. Many cultivars have bicolored petals and a striking yellow center. They make the most dramatic appearance when planted in clumps of one color and bloom so profusely and brilliantly that even small clusters can be seen from a distance.

Vigorous, Crocus sieberi is a late winter-flowering crocus producing its charming flowers as the snow melts. Regarded by some as one of the most attractive crocuses, it is very hardy and ridiculously easy to grow, making long-lived clumps. Easily established, this crocus increases nicely over time, providing attractive splashes of color, like scattered gemstones sparkling on the ground!

Among the earliest to flower, this species has elegant blossoms of pale lavender to red-purple with a silvery reverse. The profuse flowering and spontaneous self-propagation make this crocus a very good choice for naturalizing. Blooming from late winter to early spring, the calyx-shaped flowers open when the sun shines or when there is a lot of light; they close up in rainy weather and at night.

One of the most popular species, Crocus vernus is an early spring blooming bulb that is widely grown in gardens or used for winter forcing. Its flowers are larger than any other of the crocuses, hence its common names of large flowering crocus or giant crocus. They range from yellow, white, and purple to striped or bronze and bloom for about three weeks.