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Crocuses yog ib txwm nyob rau hauv meadows thiab woodlands. Thaum ntxov caij nplooj ntoos hlav bloomers feem ntau yog; Txawm li cas los xij, qee qhov crocuses Bloom nyob rau lub caij nplooj zeeg. Lub npe crocus yog muab los ntawm Latin crocatus, lub ntsiab lus saffron daj. Cov txuj lom saffron yog tau los ntawm stamens ntawm Crocus sativus, lub caij nplooj zeeg-blooming hom.
Zoo
Cov paj yog muag heev, khob-puab paj hauv ntxoov daj, dawb, ntshav, thiab lavender. Muaj ntau qhov kev xaiv muaj ob-xim paj. Lawv muaj nplooj nplooj uas feem ntau muaj kab txaij dawb nyob ntawm qhov chaw. Crocus loj hlob ob mus rau rau ntiv tes siab, nrog qhov sib kis ntawm peb mus rau rau ntiv tes. Cov nplooj zoo li nyom. Cov paj tuaj yeem yog daj, dawb, ntshav, lossis sib xyaw ntawm cov xim no.
Cultivation
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Tsev neeg | Iridaceae |
| Genus | Crocus |
Crocus hlob zoo tshaj plaws hauv USDA cog hardiness zones 3 txog 7. Lawv tsis ua zoo nyob rau hauv huab cua kub heev. Cog nyob rau hauv tag nrho lub hnub mus rau ib nrab ntxoov ntxoo. Lawv nyiam cov av zoo-drained thiab muaj zoo drought kam rau ua. Cov nplooj nyom yuav tuag rov qab tom qab cov nroj tsuag blooms. Crocus nroj tsuag yog hardy perennials, zus los ntawm corms. Txhua xyoo ib daim ntawv tshiab corm nyob rau saum lub qub, thiab cov corms me me, hu ua cormels, tsim nyob ib ncig ntawm nws lub hauv paus. Txhua corm tsim los ntawm ib mus rau tsib lub paj. Thaum cog rau hauv cov xwm txheej zoo, feem ntau tus kheej-sow thiab tsim plentiful offsets. Cog cov corms nrog rau sab dav thiab cov buds tig mus. Muab lawv ob lossis peb ntiv tes sib sib zog nqus thiab li peb lossis plaub ntiv tes sib nrug. Lawv yuav sau nyob rau hauv raws li lawv multiply. Yog tias qhov muag teev dhau los tom qab ob peb xyoos koj tuaj yeem khawb lawv, tom qab lawv cov nplooj xim av, thiab faib lawv.
Caij nplooj ntoos hlav-blooming ntau yam yuav tsum tau cog rau lub caij nplooj zeeg. Lub caij nplooj zeeg-blooming ntau yam yuav tsum tau cog rau lub caij ntuj sov lig lossis thaum ntxov caij nplooj zeeg.
Nco kom loj hlob
Muaj ntau dua 80 hom paj no, txog 30 ntawm cov uas tau tsa ua lag luam. Rau kev nthuav dav ntev ntawm cov paj, cog ntau hom thiab cultivars.
Early Spring Blooming Crocuses
Caij nplooj ntoos hlav crocuses qhuas rau lawv thaum ntxov Bloom. Qee hom txawm pop lawv lub taub hau zoo siab tawm ntawm lub caij ntuj no los daus. Nroj tsuag caij nplooj ntoos hlav blooming crocuses nyob rau hauv lub caij nplooj zeeg rau ib tug ci ntsa iab thaum ntxov-season zaub.
- Snow Crocus (C. chrysanthus): Sweet tsw paj nrog cream, dawb, daj lossis xiav paj
- Woodland Crocus (C. tommasinianus): Ib qho ntawm qhov ntxov tshaj plaws blooming ntau yam nrog showy lub teeb lavender blooms
- Dutch Crocus (C. vernus): daj, dawb, lavender thiab ntshav paj
Nkauj tawg paj txi txiv
Txawm hais tias tsis yog qhov nrov, lub caij nplooj zeeg tawg crocuses sib npaug zoo nkauj li lawv cov kwv tij lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav. Cog corms thaum lub Yim Hli mus txog Lub Cuaj Hli rau lub caij nplooj zeeg xim.
- Fall Crocus (C. pulchellus): Lilac scented lavender paj
- Tus Conquerer (C. speciousus): Paj xiav loj
- Albus (C. speciousus): Creamy dawb loj paj
- Saffron (C. sativus): Saffron tsim crocus nrog lavender paj
Siv
Crocuses yog nrov rau naturalizing feem ntau vim hais tias lawv kis tau zoo heev. Corms tuaj yeem raug yuam kom muaj kev lom zem sab hauv tsev lossis cog rau hauv ntim. Vim lawv nyiam cov av zoo, cog rau hauv pob zeb thiab phab ntsa vaj. Lawv zoo nkauj cog rau hauv drifts hauv paj txaj lossis tso cai rau naturalize hauv cov nyom. Yog tias koj cog lawv hauv cov nyom, tos kom mow cov nyom kom txog rau lub lis piam tom qab tawg paj; cov nroj tsuag xav tau lawv cov nplooj los tsim cormels loj txaus kom paj rau xyoo tom ntej. Nco ntsoov cog qhov twg koj tuaj yeem pom lawv ntawm lub qhov rais ntawm koj lub tsev. Koj tsis xav nco thawj lub paj xyoo.
Problems
Crocuses paub tias muaj kab mob tsawg heev los yog kab tsuag. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws los yuav cov khoom noj qab haus huv thiab ruaj khov. Yog tias squirrels nyiam munch ntawm koj qhov muag teev, sim ua kom cov qaib xaim hla av tom qab cog. Lawv yuav tsis muaj teeb meem thawb lawv txoj kev ntawm cov hlau. Squirrels tau pom tias tsis nyiam saj ntawm qee hom, xws li C. tommasinianus.
Season Bookends
Crocuses tuaj yeem siv los ua lub caij zoo nkauj hauv lub vaj tsev. Cog thaum ntxov blooming ntau yam rau usher nyob rau hauv lub vaj lub caij thiab lub caij nplooj zeeg blooming ntau yam kom kaw lub caij.
