Crocus
Iris family genus
A crocus is a small flowering plant that blooms in early spring, often pushing up through snow.
The cup-shaped flowers appear in purple, yellow, white, or striped varieties, signaling winter's end.
Crocuses grow from corms and are among the first garden flowers each year: The crocuses are up—spring is coming.
Rounded storage organ
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- perennialRecurring each year
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
stamen · petal · sepal · pollinator · bee · cultivation · propagation · dormancy
Hue between crimson and azure
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- yellowHue between green and orange
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
orange · lilac · lavender · golden · mauve · variegated · bicolor · pigment
Liquefied winter precipitation
- thawReturn to liquid
- earlyOccurring before expected
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
renewal · emergence · garden · lawn · March · February · daffodil · snowdrop
bulb
Rounded storage organ
pistil · stamen · petal · sepal · pollinator · bee · cultivation · propagation · dormancy · foliage
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
striped · orange · lilac · lavender · golden · mauve · variegated · bicolor · pigment · hue
snowmelt
Liquefied winter precipitation
awakening · renewal · emergence · garden · lawn · March · February · daffodil · snowdrop · tulip
spice
Plant-derived food flavoring
culinary · paella · risotto · biryani · expensive · precious · Kashmir · Iran · Spain · flavor
rockery
Landscaped stone arrangement
windowbox · landscape · bedding · drift · clump · woodland · meadow · alpine · arrangement · forcing
Crocuschrysanthemum
Ornamental daisy relative
aster · dahlia · goldenrod · poinsettia · Christmas cactus
Crocusdead leaves
Fallen, withered foliage
autumn leaf · fallen leaves · chrysanthemum · decay · dormancy
- saffron crocusPlant yielding valuable seasoning