crocuses
Early purple bloomers
Crocuses is the plural of crocus, a small flowering plant that blooms in early spring or autumn.
The flowers emerge close to the ground in purple, yellow, white, or striped varieties.
Spring crocuses are among the first signs of the season's change: The crocuses are up—winter's almost over.
Colored bloom segments
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- yellowHue between green and orange
- whiteAbsence of pigment
striped · cup-shaped · stigmas · stamen · pistil · sepals · corolla · anther
Flower or flourishing state
- thawReturn to liquid
- renewalMaking current again
- vernalRelating to spring
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
early · snowmelt · harbinger · emergence · sprouting · daffodils · tulips · snowdrops
Plant-derived food flavoring
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- stigmasMarks of disgrace
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- hand-pickedDeliberately selected by someone
expensive · labor-intensive · paella · risotto · bouillabaisse · coloring · aroma · flavoring
Bulblike underground stem base
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- clump-formingGrowing in dense clusters
- dormancySuspended biological activity
overwinter · hardy · propagation · dividing · bedding · groundcover · landscape · cultivar
petals
Colored bloom segments
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- yellowHue between green and orange
white · striped · cup-shaped · stigmas · stamen · pistil · sepals · corolla · anther · pollen
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
awakening · early · snowmelt · harbinger · emergence · sprouting · daffodils · tulips · snowdrops · hyacinths
spice
Plant-derived food flavoring
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- stigmasMarks of disgrace
- harvestingGathering mature crops
hand-picked · expensive · labor-intensive · paella · risotto · bouillabaisse · coloring · aroma · flavoring · Iran
corm
Bulblike underground stem base
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- clump-formingGrowing in dense clusters
dormancy · overwinter · hardy · propagation · dividing · bedding · groundcover · landscape · cultivar · perennial
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
- spring themesfloral motifs, new beginnings, floral imagery, cherry blossoms, April showers
- Dutch Bulbstulips, tulip fields, tulip farms, daffodils, hyacinths
- European plantstulips, daffodils, hyacinths, bluebells, iris
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
crocusestropical flowers
Blooms from warm regions
begonias · hibiscus · orchids · bougainvillea
- saffron crocusPlant yielding valuable seasoning