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Crocuses may be small, but their world is anything but simple! Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast, as we dive into the big, colorful world of Crocus. Learn about identifying crocus, how to grow them in your landscape, some of the commonly grown spring and fall-blooming species, and more!  

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  02:26 – 'Crocus' that aren't Crocus

  06:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - flowers

  11:31 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - leaves

  13:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - corm

  17:41 – Categorizing crocus

  22:49 – General guidelines for growing crocus

  28:32 – When should crocus be planted? 

  30:15 – Propagating crocus

  35:49 – Fun fact - contractile roots

  37:24 – A few last planting tips, rodents, fertilizers, and mulch

  42:48 – Commonly grown species of Crocus

    43:53 - Snow/golden crocus (C. chrysanthus)

    47:54 - Dutch yellow/yellow crocus (C. flavus) 

    48:46 - Tommies (C. tommasinianus)

    52:57 - Dutch/giant/spring crocus (C. vernus) 

    54:01 - Tuscan crocus (C. etruscus) 

    55:22 - Sieber’s crocus (C. sieberi) 

    56:51 - Cloth of Gold crocus (C. angustifolius) 

    57:58 - Corsican crocus (C. corsicus) 

  59:17 – Some fall-blooming Crocus

    59:32 - Saffron/autumn crocus (C. sativus) 

    1:02:44 - Autumn crocus (C. kotschyanus), Hairy crocus (C. pulchellus), and Showy/Bieberstein’s crocus (C. speciosus) 

  1:04:17 - Can Crocus be grown in pots? When should they be divided?

  1:06:03 - Pests

  1:07:27 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

More information:

Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus by Janis Ruksans

National Garden Bureau – Year of the Crocus: https://ngb.org/year-of-the-crocus/

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