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Sign up freeCrocus vernus
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Bees
BumblebeesAmong the earliest spring flowers. Plant corms in autumn; naturalise in lawns. Saffron crocus (C. sativus) produces the world's most expensive spice. Bees value the early pollen.
Well-draining, average — naturalises in grass
Trifolium repens
Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Crocus
