Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Crocus |
| Scientific Name | Crocus vernus (L.) Hill |
| Family Name | Iridaceae (Iris Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | medium moisture; full sun or partial shade |
| Plant Height: | to 15 cm |
| Flower Color: | purple; white; purple and white stripped; depends on cultivator |
| Flower: | anthers and style colorful, typically orange; whorls of 3 sepals and 3 petals giving appearance of 6 petals |
| Inflorescence: | single, terminal flower |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaves: | basal; linear; often with whitish stripe down center |
| Bloom Time: | March-April |
| Origins: | non-native |
| Other: | popular early bloomer has escaped cultivation; flowers close at night and open with the sun rise; several different cultivators and colors |
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| purple flowers | yellow flower | white flower | leaves |
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