Monday, May 18, 2009

Ditch Full of Crocus






Each spring on my favorite bicycle route "The Sun Prairie / Columbus Loop", there is a farm that has a ditch full of crocus. It never fails...no matter how cold, no matter how much snow...in mid-March the crocus flourish.
These photos were taken in early April of this year.
Crocus Facts...
  • crocus is placed botanically in the iris family.
  • there are nearly 80 species of crocus
  • predominate colors are lilac, mauve, yellow, and white.
  • the name crocus is derived from the Greek "krokos" which means saffron or saffron yellow.

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