Scientific Name: Crocus speciosus
Common Name: fall flowering crocus, Bieberstein's crocus
Family Name: Iridaceae
Origin: Central / west Asia
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Plant Type: Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x < 0.1m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Columnar
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Grass-like, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire
Flowers: Flowers solitary, Blue, Violet, Oct-Nov
Fruit: Capsule, Green, Brown
Key ID Features:
Typical crocus but begins flowering in the fall before the leaves appear; styles orange, branched.