Its display of crocuses is the largest in the country, and it has a venerable history – but what kind of history, nobody quite knows ...

Two million purple crocus corms were planted last autumn in Great Britain and Ireland as part of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign, which aims to eradicate the disease worldwide.

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...

Rotary clubs across the UK plant purple crocuses as a reminder of their ongoing campaign to protect every last child in the world from polio.

Some late-blooming crocus varieties planted around the yard can transform autumn into a second spring, providing a welcome burst of color as other flowers fade and the leaves begin to fall. Nurseries ...

There's treasure buried in the deep soil of Sequim - crocus sativus bulbs. They grow the flower that makes the most expensive spice in the world - saffron. Len Horst owns an organic gardening supply ...

Crocuses are thermoperiodic plants, which means they rely on temperature cues rather than day length to dictate their lifecycle. Their corms (a type of bulb) also usually need a cold spell in autumn ...