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- Crocus, the spring flower - a profile
- The crocus: a profile
- Over 80 species of crocus are known
- Crocuses need little care
- Tips & Tricks
The crocus probably comes from Greece
Crocus, the spring flower - a profile
There is hardly a garden in which not a few crocuses set the first color spots in the spring. Not all varieties bloom in the spring, the autumn crocus blooms only in the autumn. The sturdy ornamental plant is easy to plant and hardly needs care.
The crocus: a profile
Over 80 species of crocus are known
Wherever the climate is temperate, crocuses are pulled. Over 80 different species are known. There are ten species in Europe.
Wild crocuses grow on meadows and ditches and are common in the Alps and Prealps. They are increasingly also grown in the home garden. Their flowers are predominantly pale violet.
Over time, countless varieties have come on the market. They differ in flower color, flower size and flowering time.
Crocuses need little care
Once planted, the crocus grows between two and six years in the garden. He forms numerous breeding tubers, which will provide new flowers next spring.
Crocuses are completely hardy and do not mind a cold outbreak. The cells of the flowers are protected against frost, so that the crocus can even grow through snow cover.
The best grows crocus, if you just leave him alone. The only major problem is voles, which can drastically reduce the crocus population. Occasionally the pests bring the onions to another place, so that new crocuses grow in unexpected places.
Tips & Tricks
The filaments of saffron, Crocus sativus, have been a favorite seasoning and coloring agent since antiquity. The threads must be read out by hand. Real saffron is therefore one of the most expensive spices ever.