Heirloom Crocus Bulbs

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Roseus, 1924

WHY GROW CROCUS? There’s always room for crocus! You can squeeze hundreds into empty scraps of space. They bloom when you’re hungriest for flowers. They multiply quickly. And their thin, wispy foliage disappears quickly.

CROCUS HISTORY – Native from Spain to Afghanistan, crocus have been cherished in gardens since at least the 1500s. To learn more, click here.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS – Though they love sun, crocus often thrive in the shade of trees, shrubs, and perennials, too. To learn more, click here.

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CLOTH OF GOLD, 1587 Rarest

Once known as the “Turkey crocus,” this small, early, vigorously multiplying charmer was grown in gardens by 1587 and appears in virtually every bulb catalog of the 1800s. Bees flock to it. C. angustifolius, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR01 Add to basket: 5/$12 10/$22.50 25/$51.50 50/$96 100/$178

KING OF THE STRIPED, 1880 Web-Only

This long-loved Victorian king combines mostly striped petals with mostly purple ones for a look that’s charmingly imperfect, like Grandma’s patchwork quilt. C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR20 Add to basket: 10/$7.75 25/$18 50/$33.50 100/$62 250/$140

MAMMOTH YELLOW, 1665 Web-Only

Gotta have it! The most popular crocus of the past 300 years – vibrant orange-yellow, like molten sun. C. x luteus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR05 Add to basket: 10/$7 25/$16 50/$30 100/$56 250/$126

NEGRO BOY, 1910 Rarest

Its name may be a troubling anachronism, but this old crocus is too special to let go extinct. It’s the world’s deepest, darkest crocus, with midnight purple petals set off by a heart of gold and a tiny edging of silver. All but lost, it was preserved by one far-sighted collector in Latvia. C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR30 Add to basket: 10/$12.25 25/$28 50/$52.50 100/$98 250/$221

PETER PAN, 1943 Rarest

When ‘Snowbunting’ fades, this magic boy takes over, extending the season’s sparkle. Pair it with ‘Negro Boy’ for a dramatic “Ebony and Ivory.” C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR32 Add to basket: 10/$10.25 25/$23.50 50/$44 100/$82 250/$185

C. tommasinianus PICTUS, 1914

Add some zing to your spring with this jewel-box crocus. Its soft lavender petals are tipped with deep purple for a glittering, almost polka-dotted effect. It’s not cheap, but it may be our most exciting crocus, and it self-sows happily! C. tommasinianus, zones 5b-8a, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR14 Add to basket: 3/$12.75 5/$20 10/$38 25/$86 50/$160

C. tommasinianus ROSEUS, 1924 Web-Only

A PINK crocus? Not quite, but it’s the closest any crocus gets to pink, a soft lavender-rose that’s utterly unique. Adding to its charms, it opens its petals exuberantly in the sun, making a constellation of tiny pink stars that just gets better every year. C. tommasinianus, zones 5b-8a, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR28 Add to basket: 3/$9 5/$14.50 10/$27 25/$61 50/$113

C. chrysanthus, SNOWBUNTING, 1914

“If I could have only one crocus,” the great Southern gardener Elizabeth Lawrence wrote, “it would be this. The first pearly bud often opens in... January [in Raleigh]. The garden effect is pure white, but the center is gold and... bright orange. The fragrance is delightful, strong, and musk-like.” And it’s equally fine up North! C. chrysanthus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR03 Add to basket: 25/$9.50 50/$18 100/$33.50 250/$76 500/$141

C. tommasinianus, TOMMIES, 1847

If chipmunks plague you, try “tommies.” These soft lavender beauties were rated “most rodent-resistant” by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Hardy to zone 5 (some say 3), they’re also the best crocus for the South, happy in light shade, and self-sow like wildflowers! Zones 5-8a, from Holland. Chart to compare.

CR12 Add to basket: 10/$8 25/$18.50 50/$34.50 100/$64 250/$144

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