Crocus, Snow Crocus, Species Crocus 'Firefly'

A winsome lilac with a drop of golden honey in its throat. Reliably the first crocus to bloom for us in Oregon's Willamette Valley, by th...Read Moree first week of February, with flowers continuing through the month and, in cooler years, into March. Blooms about two weeks earlier than its deeper-colored cousin, Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis 'Tricolor'. They make a handsome pair and their overlapping bloom times give a good month of flowering. Over twenty years, our plantings have naturalized and expanded. Best in the garden beds, but holds its own in a bulb lawn, increasing slowly. The sturdy little flower stands up to rain, snow and hail. Brian Mathew mentions it growing in Athens. The Pacific Bulb Society says the corms are edible, with a "taste like hazelnuts" but we prefer to let ours grow.

'Firefly' Snow Crocus, was developed my Mr. M. Thoolen of Overveen, The Netherlands, where it is the single most popular crocus of its sp...Read Moreecies due to it's bright glowing color, and hardy shade tolerant characteristics. I just bought 80 bulbs this November from bulbsdirect.com and they sent them to me from the Netherlands for free within 4 days no shipping cost and altogether the bulbs were under 20 bucks!!! They are already blooming for me now this first week of February 2011 here in NC. I put 40 around the base of a crape myrtle coming up my drive way and the other 40 up around another crapemyrtle at the top of the driveway 10 feet away. For more detailed info about the creating of, and caring for and history of firefly snow crocus in the spring garden, please visit http://www.paghat.com/crocusfirefly.html

For the Seattle area, which is zone 8a to 8b, Crocus are an easy care flower.

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They look nice planted alongside Eranthis (Winter Aconite)., Hyemalis.

Nearly white exterior with a pale violet interior and a yellow heart.