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
• Squirrels are drawn to disturbed soil and are partial to tulip and crocus bulbs.
  — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
• Saffron comes from Spain and India and is the stigmas from the purple crocus.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
• The cheerful little heads of crocus often appear when snow still is on the ground.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
  — Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
• 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
• Humans, crocuses and daffodils alike with sun and warmth can keep their heads up!
  — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• Visitors can track down flowers throughout the year, like crocus and squill, which bloom in March.
  — Cameron Walker, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
• Learn that saffron is derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus).
  — Ken Denmead, WIRED, 17 June 2011
• 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
• Harvested by hand, saffron is made from the stigma of the purple crocus plant.
  — Washington Post, 10 June 2021
• 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
• 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
• All types of crocuses look best when planted in masses.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2023
• Spring in France is protest season, and manifs (demos) sprout in the warmer weather like crocuses.
  — The Economist, 14 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Planting spider lilies, fall crocus, oxblood lilies and other fall bulbs.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 8 Aug. 2017
• Pollinator plants like crocus, primrose and snowdrops will bloom even when snow is on the ground.
  — Dean Fosick, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
• First, there are spring-blooming bulbs that need to be planted in the fall including tulips, daffodils, crocus and hyacinth.
  — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
• The crocus blooms from which these filaments are plucked each fall are contrasting light purple in hue.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Use spider lilies, fall crocus, fall amaryllis, mums and asters for later flowers.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
• Crocus was also the organizer of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Russia.
  — Ivan Watson, CNN, 11 July 2017
• So far, the crocuses are out there, a month late, and daffodils are finally exploding.
  — Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• The crocus of hope must be a rare summer-flowering variety.
  — The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
• 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
• Saffron, used as a flavoring in Mediterranean cooking, is harvested from the stigmas of a type of fall-blooming crocus, Crocus sativus.
  — Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024