The Vivid-Orange Yellow Flowers of Snow Crocus

Crocus chrysanthus (Snow Crocus) is a plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family. It grows wild in Greece and Turkey with vivid orange-yellow flowers. Four varieties were distinguished by George Maw by their colouring (fusco-tinctus, fusco-lineatus, (gold with brown freckling or feathering externally), albidus (white), coerulescens (blue)), and designated e.g. C. chrysanthus var. fuscotinctus. It has smaller corms and a small cup shaped flower, compared to the Giant Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus), although produces more flowers per bulb than C vernus. Its common name derives from the fact that it is an early crocus, blooming about two weeks earlier than the giant crocus, and may emerge through the snow in early spring. Its cultivars are used as ornamental plants. Leaves narrow and striped. Height: 3–4 inches (7.6–10 cm).




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