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Crocus blooms in the spring, but is planted in the fall. The corms should be planted about three inches deep and three inches apart. If planted in a lawn, don't mow them until the foliage has died down because the corm needs the food manufactured by the leaves to survive the many dormant months the crocus spends underground. If you plant fall blooming crocus, do not mow the lawn from the time the buds emerge until the foliage dies off.

If the flowers are planted in a flower bed with a ground cover, choose a ground cover which does not heavily blanket the ground or the crocus may not be able to come up through it. Crocus may not grow in extreme southern areas of the United States, as the corms need a period of cold to complete their bloom cycle.

After three or four years, you may divide the corms to invigorate the bed. Mark the ones you wish to dig in the spring when they are blooming. Then, when the foliage has died down you can carefully dig around the corms and lift them. Shake the dirt away and seperate the corms. Each corm may be planted immediately or stored for fall planting. Care of the crocus corm while drying includes allowing them to dry in a cool, dry spot, then placing them in a mesh bag until fall when they may be planted.

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