pygmy crocus
Crocus minimus
A.M.-R.H.S. 1927
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Lavender
Notes
Pygmy crocus (Crocus minimus) is a bulb for rock gardens, edging, and naturalizing in lawns. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun. The flowers are lavender and open from mid to late winter into spring. The throat is white, and the inside of each bloom is mid to deep purple. The outside is usually yellowish with conspicuous violet veins or violet staining.
Pairs well with Carlton daffodil, Little Beauty tulip, and Sedge.
Native range
Sardinia & S Corsica.