How to Use crocus in a Sentence
crocus
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In the fall they were augmented with crocus for a bit of an Easter show.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2021
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Squirrels are drawn to disturbed soil and are partial to tulip and crocus bulbs.
—Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
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Saffron comes from Spain and India and is the stigmas from the purple crocus.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
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The cheerful little heads of crocus often appear when snow still is on the ground.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
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In other places, the transformation from winter to spring is noted by the bloom of the first crocus or the arrival of the first robin.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
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Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
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The first snow is a time of renewal, just like the warm winds of spring when the blooming crocus and daffodils usher in a new season.
—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2019
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Humans, crocuses and daffodils alike with sun and warmth can keep their heads up!
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
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Visitors can track down flowers throughout the year, like crocus and squill, which bloom in March.
—Cameron Walker, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
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Learn that saffron is derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus).
—Ken Denmead, WIRED, 17 June 2011
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Tulips, daffodils, crocus, and all kinds of other small spring-blooming bulbs need to be planted in fall before the ground freezes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2021
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Harvested by hand, saffron is made from the stigma of the purple crocus plant.
—Washington Post, 10 June 2021
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Turning your attention to the flower beds, now is the time to plant fall blooming bulbs such as crocus and lycoris.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
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Small but mighty, vibrant crocus flowers come with a sweet fragrance and rich pollen that will lure nearby bees.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
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All types of crocuses look best when planted in masses.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2023
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Spring in France is protest season, and manifs (demos) sprout in the warmer weather like crocuses.
—The Economist, 14 Apr. 2018
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Add Bilas to the mile-long list of pay-for-play advocates, most of whom appear at March Madness time, like crocuses through the snow.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 Sep. 2017
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Planting spider lilies, fall crocus, oxblood lilies and other fall bulbs.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 8 Aug. 2017
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Pollinator plants like crocus, primrose and snowdrops will bloom even when snow is on the ground.
—Dean Fosick, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
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First, there are spring-blooming bulbs that need to be planted in the fall including tulips, daffodils, crocus and hyacinth.
—oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
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The crocus blooms from which these filaments are plucked each fall are contrasting light purple in hue.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
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But crocus are, in fact, corms, and winter aconite and Grecian windflower grow from hard, lumpy tubers.
—Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
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The first flower colors have appeared — the white of snowdrops, the yellow of witch hazel, the electric blue of scilla, the purple of the earliest crocuses.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2018
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Crocus Small but mighty crocus (Crocus sativus) is one of the first of several miniature bulbs to pop up in spring, and even late winter in warmer areas.
—Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
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Use spider lilies, fall crocus, fall amaryllis, mums and asters for later flowers.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
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Crocus was also the organizer of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Russia.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 11 July 2017
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So far, the crocuses are out there, a month late, and daffodils are finally exploding.
—Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 5 Apr. 2018
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The crocus of hope must be a rare summer-flowering variety.
—The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
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Built by John, Second Duke of Montagu, in the 1770s, its colorful parade of snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, and bluebells stretch from the house to as far as the moat.
—Michael Milne, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
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With several days with high temperatures in the 50s and 60s, the first reports of crocuses appeared in late January, which is around a month early.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
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