World Plants Logo

search the world

Bulbs, Perennials > Crocus > Crocus tommasinianus > Crocus tommasinianus

Crocus tommasinianus


Early Crocus, Tommasini's Crocus, Snow Crocus




Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Crocus
Species
tommasinianus
Category
Bulbs, Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
7b - 8a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5
Temperature (°C)
-12 - (-9)
Temperature (°F)
5 - 15
Height
10 cm
Spread
10 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
General Description
Dwarf, deciduous perennial that grows from a corm.
Landscape
Gravel and rock gardens.
Cultivation
Best grown in gritty to moderately fertile soil.
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
Long tubular flowers with narrow leaves that appear in early spring.
Pests
Mice, voles and squirrels.
goToTop
top