Pollinator plant

Spring Crocus

Crocus vernus

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Common names

40 names · 24 languages
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Other languages (23)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Пролетен минзухар[2]
Catalan
  • Safrà blanc[2]
  • Safrà de muntanya[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 春番红花[2]
  • 荷兰番红花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 春番紅花[2]
  • 白番紅花[2]
  • 荷蘭番紅花[2]
Czech
  • šafrán bělokvětý[2]
  • šafrán jarní[2]
Danish
  • Vår-Krokos[2]
  • Vår-Krokus[2]
Estonian
  • kevadine krookus[2]
Finnish
  • kevätsahrami[2]
German
Hungarian
  • fehér sáfrány[2]
  • kerti sáfrány[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ハナサフラン[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pavasarinis krokas[2]
Norwegian
  • vårkrokus[2]
Polish
  • Krokus Wiosenny[2]
  • Szafran Wiosenny[2]
Russian
  • Крокус весенний[2]
  • Шафран белоцветковый[2]
  • Шафран весенний[2]
Slovak
  • šafran jarný[2]
Slovenian
Swedish
  • Vårkrokus[2]
Turkish
  • Bahar Çiğdemi[2]
Ukrainian
  • Шафран весняний[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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 vernus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Alpen-Krokus — results[1].names[26]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Frühlings-Krokus — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Frühlings-Safran — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Spring Crocus — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • White Crocus — results[1].names[29]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus blanc — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus de printemps — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus printanier — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • croco bianco — results[1].names[30]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Bonte krokus — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
[2] Crocus vernus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Alpen-Krokus — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Frühlings-Krokus — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Frühlings-Safran — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Spring Crocus — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • White Crocus — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus blanc — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus de printemps — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Crocus printanier — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • croco bianco — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Bonte krokus — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Vårkrokus — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • kevadine krookus — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • šafrán bělokvětý — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • šafrán jarní — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • vårkrokus — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Шафран весенний — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Крокус весенний — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Pavasarinis krokas — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Krokus Wiosenny — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Szafran Wiosenny — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Vår-Krokus — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • ハナサフラン — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Пролетен минзухар — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • 春番紅花 — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • 春番红花 — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • 荷蘭番紅花 — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • 荷兰番红花 — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • 白番紅花 — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Safrà blanc — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Шафран белоцветковый — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • nunka — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Vår-Krokos — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • kerti sáfrány — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • šafran jarný — results[19].names[34]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • fehér sáfrány — results[19].names[35]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • kevätsahrami — results[19].names[36]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Шафран весняний — results[19].names[37]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Bahar Çiğdemi — results[19].names[38]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
  • Safrà de muntanya — results[19].names[39]; taxon id 55769; Crocus vernus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Crocus vernus 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
Alps to W. Balkan Pen.

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

Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from February to April.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Crocus vernus — 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 5406154; ID ZL4L; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5406154; ID ZL4L; 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 vernus — 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 306627; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 465148, 465149, 465150, 465151, 465152, 465153

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.