Pollinator plant

Sieber's Crocus

Crocus sieberi

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Common names

13 names · 12 languages
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Other languages (11)
Dutch
  • Krokus
French
  • Crocus de Sieber[6]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 西柏番红花[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 西柏番紅花[3]
Czech
  • šafrán Sieberův[3]
Finnish
  • sieberinsahrami[3]
German
  • Sieber-Krokus[4]
  • Siebers Krokus[5]
Greek
  • Κρόκου του Ζίμπερ[3]
Russian
  • Шафран Зибера[3]
Slovak
  • šafran Sieberov[3]
Swedish
  • grekisk krokus[3]
Sources & name notes (6)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Crocus sieberi — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sieber's Crocus — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
[2] Crocus sieberi — GBIF vernacular names (United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sieber's Crocus — results[21] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747530/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747530; sourceTaxonKey 180104747; Crocus sieberi.
[3] Crocus sieberi — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sieber's Crocus — results[26].names[1]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • grekisk krokus — results[26].names[2]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • Κρόκου του Ζίμπερ — results[26].names[3]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • 西柏番紅花 — results[26].names[4]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • 西柏番红花 — results[26].names[5]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • Шафран Зибера — results[26].names[6]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • šafrán Sieberův — results[26].names[7]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • sieberinsahrami — results[26].names[8]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
  • šafran Sieberov — results[26].names[9]; taxon id 57424; Crocus sieberi.
[4] Crocus sieberi — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sieber-Krokus — results[9] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747530/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747530; sourceTaxonKey 296191517; Crocus sieberi.
[5] Crocus sieberi — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Siebers Krokus — results[12] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747530/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747530; sourceTaxonKey 101377147; Crocus sieberi.
[6] Crocus sieberi — GBIF vernacular names (TAXREF) ↗

GBIF aggregation of TAXREF. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Crocus de Sieber — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2747530/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2747530; sourceTaxonKey 221924128; Crocus sieberi.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Crocus sieberi is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Iridaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Crocus species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. This entry covers autumn-flowering types. This entry covers spring-flowering types.

Sources [2] [3] [3] [3]
Native range
Kriti.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Sieber's Crocus (Crocus sieberi) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from March to April.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Crocus sieberi — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5406118; ID ZL39; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5406118; ID ZL39; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Crocus species (top 577 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidancePollinator guidancePollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Crocus species (top 652 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Crocus species (top 562 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 2, entry Crocus species (top 517 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Crocus sieberi — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1193038; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 465095

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.